Minister outlines how £15 million savings were made

Monday, June 8th, 2015 12:00am

£15 million has been saved on infrastructure costs.

That's according to the Infrastructure Minister who says the department has sold off extra government property and land, and made cuts to it's annual spend on rentals.

Treasury is driving the streamlining of the property portfolio - involving the management of more than £1 billion in assets.

Phil Gawne sums up the departments' long-term plan:

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