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Is Northern Ireland underrated? Examining the context for a review of our rating system

On 9 May 2019 the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Finance (DoF) announced a fresh appraisal of the fundamental

The finances of Northern Ireland’s schools have been in the spotlight for some time. For example, the Northern Ireland Affairs

This article unpicks key recent developments relating to public finance in Northern Ireland (NI), while there is no functioning Executive

Rates are a property tax paid by households and businesses. There are two different types of rates in Northern Ireland,

Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced some changes to the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s

This article examines the Budget Bill put forward today by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (NI) in Westminster.

Half way through the fiscal year, Northern Ireland (NI) still has no 2017-18 budget. A previous blog, Who has the

Piecing together a budget is one of the most fundamental activities of government. But in Northern Ireland (NI) there is

Has the Chancellor’s statement had the mountainous impact on the Executive’s budget that was expected?

In the 2011-16 Assembly Mandate, MLAs debated, scrutinised and passed a range of legislation across a number of policy areas