The Chief Minister says he’s confident a merger between the MEA and the Water and Sewerage Authority will work.
It will come into effect on April 1, if Tynwald members next week approve a raft of plans to restructure government.
There’s been concern the move will shift the Manx Electricity Authority’s debt onto the profit making water body.
But Allan Bell says it will remain government debt, regardless of what department or statutory board it’s attached to.
Castletown Commissioners to decrease rates for next financial year
Vice Chair John Cringle says it will provide 'much needed' support to residents
Man who died in Hillberry crash is named
Police renew dashcam footage appeal after single vehicle crash
DHSC responds to report into relationship with Manx Care
Plans to 'strengthen the partnership' as preferred option for future
Ranson case reforms under scrutiny in Tynwald debate
Backbenchers have challenged ministers over reforms introduced after the Ranson case
Leadership, loyalty and the economy: What we learned from the CM's urgent statement
From collective responsibility to minimum wage reform, the chief minister's urgent statement offered insight into the government’s priorities - and the divisions beneath them