Manx Radio reported:

In this episode of Newscast Michael Josem of the Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance gives his view on the 2024-25 Pink Book, his fears for working families, and what affect it will have on the Island’s attractiveness to new workers.

Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance hits out at ‘bad Budget for working families’

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The BBC reported:

However, the move has divided opinion, with one resident describing it as “the worst budget for the working people of the Isle of Man for decades”.

Others said the rise was “justifiable” and they felt they understood why it was having to happen.

Michael Josem, from the Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance, said: “The lowest paid workers in our community will suffer from the biggest increases in these tax rates.”

Manx residents divided over island’s 2% income tax hike

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Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.