Education Minister Daphne Caine says taking £100,000 from 32 Island primary schools to avoid a £1 million overspend is not a cut.
She faced questions from Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse about the money in the House of Key this week.
Mrs Caine said the cash represented less than 0.3 per cent of total primary school budgets.
But she denied the money, part of efforts to avoid a £1 million overspend, was a budget cut:
Pet food bank forced to rejig service as fuel costs rise
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MHK queries cost of incapacity benefits
How many people are on incapacity benefits?
Fuel website launches after queues at pumps this week
A new website says it's hoping to offer people the most up-to-date information about fuel availability on the Island.
Inquest hears how well-known businessman died following crash
An inquest in Liverpool has heard how a car dealership director died three days after a crash in St Johns.
Woman thrown out of House of Keys for heckling chief minister
A heckler had to be thrown out the House of Keys this week for interrupting the Chief Minister.
Chief Minister rules out fuel rationing and duty cut
Chief Minister Alf Cannan says there are no plans to start rationing fuel on the Island.
Heating oil company says price rise "pulling at heartstrings"
An Island heating fuel company says oil price rises are completely out of its control - and described the rise as "pulling the heartstrings".
Foxdale seagull farm importing birds in bid to boost numbers
Efforts to revive the Island’s seagull population will see thousands of the birds imported to a new farm in the west of the Island.
