It has been a privilege to have served you as Treasury Minister since 2016. In this period I have:

• Raised personal tax allowances from £10k to £14,250 to combat the rising cost of living
• Increased child benefit
• Raised Employed Persons Allowances and sought to provide better support for the low paid
• Wrote off £95m of MUA loans to stabilise utility prices
• Purchased the Steam Packet to secure our strategic sea link
• Introduced Pension Freedoms enabling access and choice for private pension investments
• Provided additional investment for pre school credits to help young families
• Increased maintenance grant thresholds to support lower income families with University costs
• Maintained our commitment to the triple lock for state pensions
• Commissioned the Sir Jonathan Michael Review into Healthcare leading to the creation of Manx Care
• Delivered the COVID emergency response package including Salary Support and MERA to suuport thousands of jobs, families
• Created the Economic Recovery Group to direct spending to benefit training, jobs and infrastructure
• Commissioned a new Economic Strategy for the Island (due October 2021)