This year's Budget was largely inherited from the last administration.
That's the admission from the Treasury Minister who says plans for spending in government departments were already in place.
Alf Cannan gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee yesterday - two weeks after his financial plan was agreed unanimously by Tynwald.
He told the committee the new-look administration will have more input in future:
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