Economy & Finance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Economy & Finance Blog articles published before 1 January 2020, divided into their relevant categories.

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A line graph which shows that the level of fiscal transfer to NI has been fairly even over the last five years.

How much of what we spend on public services in Northern Ireland is paid for by locally raised tax revenue?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Northern Ireland (NI) receives a sizeable fiscal transfer from the United Kingdom (UK) Government. In other words, considerably more is spent on public services than is raised in revenue. NI therefore relies on taxpayers elsewhere

8th August 2016

Figure 1: 2015-16 FTC Allocations and Returns

Financial Transactions Capital: What is it, and how can it be used?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Financial Transactions Capital (FTC) is funding allocated to the Executive by the United Kingdom (UK) Government. The Executive has discretion over FTC allocation to projects. However, FTC can be deployed only as a loan to

1st August 2016

Front cover of the DARD resource accounts for 2014/15

What are Public Sector Annual Reports and Accounts and how can I access them?

Reading Time: 3 minutes The purpose of an ‘Annual Report and Accounts’ is to provide information about an entity’s financial position, changes in financial position, financial performance and cash flows. It should be useful to a wide range of

11th July 2016

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