Election Special: Ayre and Michael candidates talk business

The Isle of Man’s General Election takes place on September 22nd – one of the hot topics ahead of the vote is the state of the Island’s economy.

In the Business News today we’ll hear the thoughts of the candidates standing in the constituency of Ayre and Michael.

First up is Pat Ayres – the Liberal Vannin candidate believes the economy is ‘fairly strong’ but says government has a lot of work to do to make the finances add up:

Also vying for one of the two seats in the constituency is Tim Baker – he says there has to be a balance:

Former Michael MHK Alf Cannan is keep to keep his seat on Election Day – he says there has to be more forward planning:

Alan Kermode believes reforming the planning system will help boost the economy and in turn improve services on the Island:

Carlos Phillips is the youngest candidate to put himself forward for election to the House of Keys – he says negotiations following the recent Brexit decision will be important:

Louise Whitelegg says we have to be ‘radical’ and look at government spending as a whole ahead of setting new budgets: