Governments around the world have undertaken very significant, and hugely costly, actions attempting to prop up businesses and employment through the course of the pandemic.… Read More »Fiscal ball gazing: How could the COVID-19 crisis affect NI’s public finances?
In his statement on 31 March, the Minister of Finance noted that the world has changed dramatically since his 16 March statement on the… Read More »Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2020-21: Initial allocations, with more to come later…
The recently appointed UK Chancellor presented his first Budget on Wednesday (as had been planned by his predecessor). It was announced in place of the… Read More »UK Chancellor’s Budget 2020: Implications for Northern Ireland
The recent New Decade, New Approach deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland contains considerable commitments to financial support but scant detail. A release by… Read More »An independent Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland: What might it look like?
This blog article provides an update on Northern Ireland public finances in the absence of fully functioning devolved government. It explains recently enacted budget legislation… Read More »Northern Ireland public finances: An update
This article unpicks key recent developments relating to public finance in Northern Ireland (NI), while there is no functioning Executive or Assembly and there is… Read More »Public Finances in Northern Ireland: Key recent developments and how they may affect you
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced some changes to the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s spending plans based on the… Read More »UK Chancellor’s Budget: Small Change for Northern Ireland
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… Read More »Save Our Spending! What do we need to know about the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s 2017-18 budget?
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… Read More »Reclaiming the power of the purse
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 next financial year. Fresh elections have just returned a smaller number of MLAs to the Assembly. Even if a new Executive is now formed incredibly quickly, it is likely to be hard pushed to build a budget and get it approved before 31 March.
Read More »Who has the power of the purse if the Assembly does not agree a budget?
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