Island's spend on health care tops Jersey

Wed, 29 Oct 2014

The Isle of Man pays £37 million more for healthcare than Jersey.

Accommodating for around 13,000 more people - Jersey spends approximately £128 million compared to the £165 million which was dished out here in 2012/2013.

The figures came to light in answer to a question by Onchan MHK Zac Hall who wanted to know what percentage of GDP was spent on health compared to other territories.

Carl Hawker is Treasury's executive director of policy and strategy - he says the figures for Jersey aren't all-inclusive: