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It is six years since the Government accepted a peer-reviewed study from the University of Portsmouth which calculated the extra cost of providing local government services on the Isle of Wight was £6.4m
The outcome of a study by Portsmouth University, commissioned by the Island Independents during their administration (2013-2017), found that it cost Isle of Wight council £6.4 million more each year to provide services due to being an island.
In following years, successive administrations have called for an Island Deal, pressuring the Government to recognise the Island’s unique status.
Below are articles relating to the Island Deal.