Total Government spending in the Isle of Man equates to around ?10,750 per head, per year, for every man, woman and child of the Island's population.
The figure, which has been released in conjunction with the announcement this morning (16th February) of the 2010-11 Budget, includes:
- Around ?2,900 per head on benefits, including the State Pension, Income Support and Child Benefit, plus ?687 on Social Care, including ?220 on children's services.
- ?1,722 on Health Services including ?259 each on providing free or subsidised prescriptions or drugs, and ?130 each on treating Manx patients in the United Kingdom.
- ?1,241 on Education, including ?146 on university fees.
- ?425 on the Police, Fire, prison and other parts of the Department of Home Affairs.
- ?172 on supporting Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
?103 on Waste Management (in addition, a further ?87 is raised via local authorities or private companies), ?89 on Local Authority Housing deficiencies, and a further ?25 subsidising local swimming pools and other facilities. - ?73 per head on public transport and ?39 per head on the Heritage Railways.
- ?56 per head on Tourism events.
- ?59 per head on the Airport (with a further ?90 per head raised in charges), ?39 per head on the Highways (in addition to the ?140 per head collected via Vehicle Duty), and ?121 per head on Drainage and operation of the sewage system.
- ?651 per head on former Government Employees' pensions, of which approximately ?215 comes from current employees' contributions.
