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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David Young

NI budget for next year is biggest in history of devolution, Government insists

Caoimhe Archibald reacts to the Budget at the Department of Finance at Clare House in Belfast (Rebecca Black/PA) -

Funding of £18.2 billion for Northern Ireland next year is the largest real-terms settlement to the region in the history of devolution, the Government has said.

The 2025/26 allocation includes an extra £1.5 billion “top up” calculated through the Barnett formula used for distributing money to the devolved nations.

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