Research Matters

A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Research Matters

Research Matters

Economy and Finance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Economy and Finance Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Economy

Employment and Labour Market

Energy

Enterprise and Investment

Finance

Save Our Spending! What do we need to know about the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s 2017-18 budget?

November 13, 2017

This article examines the Budget Bill put forward today by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (NI) in Westminster. The recent blog article Reclaiming the power of the…

Reclaiming the power of the purse

October 17, 2017

Half way through the fiscal year, Northern Ireland (NI) still has no 2017-18 budget. A previous blog, Who has the power of the purse if the Assembly does not…

Who has the power of the purse if the Assembly does not agree a budget?

March 9, 2017

Piecing together a budget is one of the most fundamental activities of government. But in Northern Ireland (NI) there is currently neither a government nor a budget for the…

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