Getting rid of the horse trams isn't clear cut - and it would cost millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash:
That's Home Affairs Minister Juan Watterson during a debate launched on efforts to save them in the House of Keys yesterday.
The annual deficit currently stands at around £300,000, and stabling costs and restorative works have been pegged at a maximum of £7 million.
A working party will look into whether or not the tramways are feasible - Chief Minister Allan Bell says he's willing to find out, but it's doubtful:
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