Budget - £15,243 of spending per person on Island

Government is expecting to spend £15,243 for each person on Island over the next 12 months.

This per person figure includes:

• £4,538 for Social Security payments such as the State Pension, Income Support and Child Benefit and allocation of National Insurance funds towards the NHS

• £3,787 for Health and Social Care Services, of which £1,651 relates to Noble’s Hospital, £762 for Primary Care, £748 for Social Care Services, £227 for providing free or subsidised prescriptions or drugs and £232 for treating Manx patients in the United Kingdom

• £1,592 for Education, including £129 for University Fees

• £474 for the Police, Fire, Prison and other parts of the Department of Home Affairs

• £266 for supporting the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, including the Office of Fair Trading & Road Transport Licencing Committee

• £180 Net Expenditure (after income) for Public Transport and Heritage Railways

• £141 for Waste Management, in addition a further £80 raised via local authorities or business waste charges

• £87 for Sports, Recreation and Youth Services, including subsidising regional swimming pools

• £43 for Culture, including the Villa Gaiety