Government workers and politicians to pay for parking spaces
Politicians and government workers will start paying for their car parking spaces from April next year.
The contentious issue came to a head in Tynwald this week when a combined vote saw the motion to start charging pushed through.
It followed a last ditch attempt to pass an amendment so that the policy only applied to Members with separate legislation for civil servants.
A number of politicians made their feelings heard - MLC Geoff Corkish slammed the plans calling them "unworkable" whilst South Douglas MHK Kate Beecroft, who originally brought the motion forward in July, criticised the delay:
Geoff Corkish MLC and Kate Beecroft MHK
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