The latest figures from Treasury show the Island’s economy is leaving the UK stuck in the shade.
New statistics show the average income for a Manx resident is now ?22,500, while in the UK it’s only ?19,000.
But the snapshot, taken a year ago, doesn’t tell the whole story.
Treasury Minister Allan Bell says up until five years ago, we trailed behind the UK when it came to income (audio file attached):
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