TV licences on MHK's agenda this week

Monday, 1 February 2021 06:09

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

TV licences for Manx residents will be a subject for discussion in the House of Keys tomorrow.

Arbory, Castletown & Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse is due to raise the matter with Policy and Reform Minister, Ray Harmer MHK, when MHK's convene on Tuesday morning.

In his query for the minister, Mr Moorhouse wants to know how much the cost of TV licences has increased locally since 2016.

On October 30 last year, government announced it was making licences free for over-75s who don't receive income support for the whole of 2021.

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