Paucity of ‘Regional’ TV News Coverage for Budget

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Whether you liked Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare’s, Manx Budget, or were somewhat sceptical about it, (as the Celtic League was) one thing we can all agree about was it generated some media coverage and interest on the Isle

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Manx Budget: They Had Little Now They Have Less

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Behind the hype about an ‘adventurous’ 2015 Manx budget, ‘rebalancing’ and more support for ‘carers’ the budget in parts has a meaner streak. We set out below the section on Personal Allowance Credit (PAC) which is to be

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Manx Budget: Fiscal Houdini Promises Much But Delivers Little

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Sections of Manx society needed relief today not jam tomorrow! Like some fiscal ‘Houdini’ the Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare, MHK, has promised much but delivered little in his 2015 budget. It appears that the books of ‘the Manx

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Pasty Tax Not Welcome in Kernow!

March 27, 2012

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE In 1497 Mychal Josef an Gof and Thomas Flamank marched to London with thousands of other Cornish people in armed revolt over what were perceived as unfair tax rises that the King of England had imposed on the

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