An Onchan MHK has vowed to continue scrutinising government spending to ensure value for money.
In Tynwald this week, Peter Karran was told the cost of running the Manx government's computer systems has more than quadrupled in a decade from ?600,000 to just under ?3 million.
The figures include all aspects of the central computer systems, including maintenance, data centre costs and the regular, managed replacement of personal and laptop computers.
Mr Karran says it's a big increase:
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