Survey of 900 Manx household incomes released

Monday, 30 June 2014 at 02:00

Results of an income and expenditure survey which surveyed 900 households on the Isle of Man have been released.

The survey takes a random sample of people and provides in-depth detail of income and spending patterns.

The information will be used to calculate and confirm the Island's share of VAT revenue for the UK's Customs and Excise Agreement.

I'll also be used to update both the Consumer Price Index and the Retail Price Index.

Carl Hawker is the executive director for policy and strategy - he told us what the main findings were:

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