Daphne Minihane from Age Concern Jersey said it was long overdue and would help a lot of people in need.

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Others were fully supportive of the move, saying it was long overdue.

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David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said it was "a necessary and long overdue response to the relentless chop and change of tax law".

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The East Coast was long overdue for a hurricane, and they got it.

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The fall in the pound may have been disconcertingly large but it marks an overdue adjustment after a long period in which sterling was overpriced.

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And industry experts see big expenses on the horizon, mainly a long overdue fleet update that the company put off while it was bleeding cash in the early 2000s.

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