Lavish meal at taxpayer's expense
Tynwald spent more than £10,000 on a feast celebrating national day last year, it’s emerged.
This morning in the House of Keys, Onchan MHK Peter Karran asked for a cost breakdown of the Tynwald Banquet.
The meal for members and guests, was held at the Villa Marina last year on the evening of Tynwald Day and featured three sets of musicians.
Mr Teare revealed how much public money had been spent on the occassion:
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