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Government hopes for local spending over 'Supermanx weekend'

Hopes to kick-start the Island economy

From yesterday until Monday has been dubbed the 'Supermanx Weekend', and government is urging people to spend their money locally over the bank holidays.

With coronavirus financial support schemes ending in a matter of weeks, and 1,100 currently unemployed, there's hopes it will set a trend of local spending and kick-start the economy.

Lawrie Hooper MHK says encouraging residents to spend their money on-Island is an important gesture from government:

You can hear more from him below, speaking to Manx Radio's Lewis Foster:

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