A series of drop-in sessions with the MHKs leading Government’s SAVE campaign has been announced by its chair, Bill Shimmins.
SAVE -- Securing Added Value and Efficiencies - was set up by Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan MHK to spearhead efforts to make ongoing cost reductions in Government spending of ?25 million over the next five years. The reductions are necessary to ensure the future sustainability of key public services.
Everyone who is interested is invited to discuss their ideas on how Government could save money and sustain services at one of these sessions:
Thursday 13 April - Castletown Library between 12 noon and 3pm with David Ashford MHK
Thursday 20 April - Douglas Library between 12 noon and 3pm with David Ashford MHK
Thursday 27 April - Ramsey Library between 12 noon and 3pm with Lawrie Hooper MHK
Thursday 4 May - Peel Town Hall between 1pm and 4pm with Bill Shimmins MHK
Staff and students at University College Isle of Man will also have the opportunity to meet Bill Shimmins and Lawrie Hooper on 28 April to discuss the SAVE programme.
Forms for submitting ideas in writing will be available at the drop-in sessions as well as in the Examiner on 11 April, Manx Independent on 20 April and the Courier on 5 May.
These informal drop-in sessions complement the online “ideas hub” found on the government website at www.gov.im/save.
Mr Shimmins said: “I want to thank the public of the Isle of Man for engaging so readily with the project. It’s been live for less than a week, but already the online ideas hub has seen more than 300 submissions and some ideas have stimulated lively discussions among contributors. Clearly people have given serious thought to how government could streamline its services, cut waste or do things in new and innovative ways.”
Every idea submitted through the website or the write-in forms will be looked at by the SAVE team, as it develops proposals for the Council of Ministers to consider. Council will decide which to develop further and implement across government.
Mr Shimmins urged everyone who cares about the future of the Isle of Man to join the challenge to find new ways of working and innovative ideas to create these savings.
The deadline for submissions is 14 May 2017.
