The festive period is giving the Island a brief respite from the rigours of the present economic squeeze, but there is the warning that "more pain is on the way".
A major departmental reshuffle is planned for the early part of 2014.
Chief Minister Allan Bell says the only way to achieve the rebalancing of the Manx budget, forced on the Island by the cuts in income, is a painful one:
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Southern 100 planning to run classic sidecars for 2026
It's after modern machines were excluded from July event
BMA to ballot doctors in the IOM for industrial action
It's amid ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions
Manx air quality 'significantly' better than UK average
Study held over two years monitors air pollution near schools
Visitors told "take extra care" as TT Fan Park to reopen
Access via Grandstand only as areas remain 'soft underfoot'
Sidecars have 'been my life' says Lambert
Greg Lambert says the news has been 'severe' for the sidecar community