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OFT says Island benefits over school holiday costs

Tue, 04 Mar 2014

Paying more for holidays during school holiday time is unfair – but Islanders have it better than England. 

That's the message from the Office of Fair Trading - which says parents here have an advantage in being able to take holidays at different times to the UK.

Last week the UK Government debated the inflated costs after almost 170,000 people signed a petition calling for action. 

OFT chief officer Mike Ball says the Isle of Man consumer has an advantage:

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