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    Budget reveals spend per person - so where does it go?

    Just how much does the Manx Government spend on you each year?

    That figure stands at £11,100 - an increase of roughly £200 from last year.
     
    It's broken down into a number of areas with benefits including the state pension, income support and child benefit making up around £3,270 of the figure.
     
    £2,150 goes on health services, factoring in free or subsidised prescription drugs and UK based treatment, and just over £1,070 is spent on education.
     
    We asked Treasury Minister Eddie Teare if the new Budget will positively impact the average person on the street - he say's it's unlikely at the minute: 
     

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