£2 million spent on digital services

The government's spent almost £2 million to make more services digital in the last year.

The figure was revealed in the House of Keys this week when Onchan MHK Julie Edge asked Policy and Reform Minister Chris Thomas how much has been spent on the digital strategy.

In response, Mr Thomas revealed £1,995,954.38 was spent in 2017, a massive leap from £701,869 spent in 2016.

In total, the scheme has been given a budget of £5 million to increase the use of digital services, to record things digitally and strengthen the Island's online presence.