Scope of Government report out this week

Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:00

The revised report looking into the scope of government will be made available this week to allow for discussion among the public.

This stage of the report is simply to make suggestions and outline options that the Government have moving into the future, the Chief Minister was keen to stress that it is not making recommendations at this point.

Tynwald members will also be discussing and debating the key issues of the report this week.

The Chief Minister anticipates that privatisation and corporatisation will be the two main talking points of the report.

(AUDIO ABOVE - CHIEF MINISTER)

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