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'Brown could have done more', says MHK

by isleofman.com 18th November 2009

Michael MHK David Cannan is convinced there's still more to be said about how the Isle of Man came to have its VAT sharing agreement with the United Kingdom redrawn.

That's despite being told by Treasury Minister Allan Bell in Tynwald yesterday that he was looking for trouble where there wasn't any.

Mr Cannan remains convinced there's something more to the changes, which will see the Island's VAT receipts cut by ?90 million next year, and by ?140 million a year thereafter.

He feels the chief minister could have done more to answer his questions on the matter:

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Posted by isleofman.com
Wednesday 18th, November 2009 06:45pm.

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