IOM GOV DAILY UPDATE: 1PM SPECIAL-7TH APRIL

A 1PM TREASURY SPECIAL WITH ALF

• THIS HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION

• WE’RE ALL WONDERING, WHEN WILL OUR ECONOMY START MOVING AGAIN?

• YOU MIGHT BE FINDING YOURSELF ON THE DOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME

• THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN BENEFIT APPLICATIONS

• MERA (MANX EARNINGS REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE) INTRODUCED YESTERDAY – 1143 APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT ALREADY

• JOB SEEKERS UP BY 457 PEOPLE 

• BEAR WITH US PLZ, WE’VE HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS

• 2327 APPLICATION FOR CORONA BUSINESS SUPPORT

• 100 MIL PAID OUT SO FAR

• SOME BUSINESSES ARE CONFUSED – DOE WORKING ON CLARITY

• IF YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR BENEFITS, WE’RE SORRY FOR ALL OF THE Q’S – WE DON’T THINK YOU’RE LYING BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE’RE COMPLIANT

• BUSINESSES – USE YOUR SKILLS AND INITIATIVE TO TRY AND STAY AFLOAT

• SOME MAY FAIL BUT WE MUST BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT GETTING THROUGH THIS OK

• ANYONE CAN WRITE TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER – AFTER EASTER

• RECOGNISE IT’S DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING BUT WE MUST BE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR MONEY

• NEED CASH FOR WHEN WE EXIT THIS SH!T STORM

• GIVE US A RING IF DELAYS TO  PAYING GOV BILLS WILL HELP

• AFTER EASTER WE’LL KNOW MORE

• WE HAVE A 1ST CLASS TEAM OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS 

• WE DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU’LL BE BACK AT WORK

• “EVERY SECOND, EVERY MINUTE, EVERY HOUR THAT YOU STAY AT HOME, GETS US CLOSER TO RECOVERY”

• WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN THIS ITS A NATIONAL EFFORT

• DIG DEEP! ERADICATE THE RONA 

QUESTIONS

• 100 MIL COVERS US FOR 6 MONTHS BUT THE LACK OF INCOME IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN

• GOVERNMENT ARE UNITED IN THIS

• WE HAVEN’T BEEN GHOSTING YOU, WE’VE BEEN VERY BUSY

• IT’D BE GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE GETTING JOBS DURING THIS. DOE WILL RECRUIT IF THEY NEED TO

• DON’T TAKE THE PISS – IF YOU’RE A BUSINESS PLZ BE RESPONSIBLE AND PAY WHAT BILLS YOU CAN. IF YOU CAN’T, DON’T WORRY, WE’LL BE ABLE TO HELP

• WE STILL HAVE STRONG LINKS TO ADJACENT ISLE

• BEST WISHES TO BO JO 

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