Meat Plant Subsidy

Summary

The applicant requested a breakdown of Treasury subsidies for IOM Meats from January 2015 to January 2026. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture refused to provide the data directly, citing that the information is already reasonably accessible via the Government Accounts website.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2026-02-06 and responded to on 2026-03-04.
• The authority determined that all requested information is available in the Government Accounts.
• No specific subsidy figures were disclosed in the response letter.
• The request was closed under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The applicant was directed to a specific government URL to access the data.

Data Disclosed

• January 2015
• January 2026
• 2026-02-06
• 2026-03-04
• 5287673

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20, Information accessible to applicant by other means

Original Request

Please can you provide a breakdown of how much Treasury subsidy the Meat Plant (known as IOM Meats) has had since January 2015 to January 2026?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator Corporate Services Directorate Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St John’s, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel no (01624) 685854 Fax no (01624 685851 Email: defa@gov.im www.gov.im

Our ref: 5287673 04 March 2026

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 6 February 2026, which states:

Please can you provide a breakdown of how much Treasury subsidy the Meat Plant (known as IOM Meats) has had since January 2015 to January 2026?

Please see below our response.

Please can you provide a breakdown of how much Treasury subsidy the Meat Plant (known as IOM Meats) has had since January 2015 to January 2026?

Section 20, Information accessible to applicant by other means While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee.

All of the information that you have requested is available in the Government Accounts here: https://www.gov.im/categories/tax-vat-and-your-money/government-accounts/

Please quote the reference number 5287673 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.