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Brendan Hughes & David Young

Northern Ireland secretary denies budget is 'punishment' for Stormont power-sharing impasse

The Secretary of State has denied his flat-cash budget for Northern Ireland is a "punishment" for Stormont's power-sharing impasse.

Chris Heaton-Harris outlined a funding settlement broadly in line with last year's budget, with the total down 0.4% on 2022-23.

Two Stormont departments had slight increases for 2023-24 while seven had their baselines cut.

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