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Rebecca Black

Stormont Executive ‘could be £100m short to deal with national insurance rise’

Stormont Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Northern Ireland is set to be around £100 million short to deal with the outworkings of a hike in national insurance contributions, the Stormont Finance Minister has said.

Caoimhe Archibald also announced the appointment of an expert to assess the region’s general level of need ahead of the upcoming Spending Review for 2026/27.

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