The Latest Breaking News from Department of Finance

How much Sue Gray earns amid damning verdict on Boris Johnson's Partygate scandal

Sue Gray, whose Partygate lockdown report has finally been delivered, is one of the best-paid senior civil servants in the Cabinet Office

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Australia’s government is changing after nine years of the Coalition – what happens next?

From the swearing in of Anthony Albanese and his ministers, to department ‘red books’, the public service is ready for the transition

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

DUP minister Edwin Poots' plan to rename department HQ for Queen's jubilee 'still under consideration'

The Agriculture Minister is consulting with colleagues

Belfast Live · May 18, 2022

DUP minister Edwin Poots 'considers renaming department HQ to mark Queen's Jubilee'

The department declined to comment due to the current Assembly election campaign

Belfast Live · Apr 14, 2022

We have Schrödinger’s minister with Alan Tudge both in and out of Morrison’s cabinet

The prime minister hopes to slide away from scrutiny by revving his campaign engine so loudly that all voters will hear is ‘Don’t vote Labor’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Forcing Ireland's banks to pay €150m levy could lead to higher costs for consumers, Department of Finance warns

Officials said that maintaining annual income from the levy as KBC and Ulster Bank departed the Irish market would leave AIB, Bank of Ireland, and Permanent TSB to foot the full bill

Irish Mirror · Mar 12, 2022

Provide relief to households by cutting rates bills – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

The DUP leader said relief on rates had been brought in before and can be done again now.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

Neil Gibson to take up Permanent Secretary role at Northern Ireland Department of Finance

Professor Gibson is currently Chief Economist at EY in Ireland

Birmingham Post · Feb 11, 2022

Government minister tells people to ‘shop around’ instead of ‘complaining’ about cost of living

Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, made the controversial comments on RTE Radio 1's Drivetime programme on Monday. He was responding to a question by host Sarah McInerney on whether the Government have been slow to react to the cost of living issue

Irish Mirror · Feb 7, 2022

Stormont's £100million underspend is "absolutely outrageous", blasts MLA

Department of Finance insists “Executive wants to carry over funding into the next financial year"

Belfast Live · Jan 25, 2022