It looks as if wages for politicians and civil servants won't be going up this year, after the Civil Service Commission announced a proposed pay freeze.
The CSC told staff yesterday it had taken the decision "due to the prevailing economic climate".
It's understood the proposal would affect all white-collar workers, from chief executives down to office juniors, as well as Tynwald members.
However, there's no word yet on whether manual workers would be included.
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