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Spring Statement 2022: Blossoming prospects for NI?
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Nathan Mulholland and Eileen Regan On 23 March 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) Chancellor delivered his 2022 Spring Statement, which this article considers from a Northern Ireland (NI) perspective. The Chancellor made his decisions amidst

Departmental forecasting and analysis
Reading Time: < 1 minute This dashboard visually presents departmental Total Forecast Outturn (TFO) data for capital and resource spending in two parts: departmental expenditure profiles; and departmental forecast performance. This dashboard has been compiled by the Public Finance Scrutiny Unit

Snapshot of COVID-19 Funding: Department for Communities
Reading Time: < 1 minute This visualisation provides a series of interactive graphs compiled by the Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe), which offer a snapshot of government funding allocated by the Department for Communities (DfC) to address key challenges arising

How has Arts Council NI COVID-19 emergency funding been distributed to arts organisations?
Reading Time: 3 minutes By James Bamford, Karen McCallion & Thomas Procter The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has the role of distributing arts funding for the Department for Communities (DfC) from resources allocated by the Exchequer and the

Departmental forecasting and analysis (January update)
Reading Time: < 1 minute This dashboard visually presents departmental Total Forecast Outturn (TFO) data for capital and resource spending in three parts, across five pages. This dashboard has been compiled by the Public Finance Scrutiny Unit (PFSU), located in the

Departmental forecasting and analysis (December update)
Reading Time: < 1 minute This dashboard visually presents departmental Total Forecast Outturn (TFO) data for capital and resource spending in three parts, across five pages. This dashboard has been compiled by the Public Finance Scrutiny Unit (PFSU), located in the

Departmental forecasting and analysis (November update)
Reading Time: < 1 minute This dashboard visually presents departmental Total Forecast Outturn (TFO) data for capital and resource spending in two parts: departmental expenditure profiles; and departmental forecast performance. This dashboard has been compiled by the Public Finance Scrutiny Unit

A snapshot of COVID-19 funding (updated)
Reading Time: < 1 minute This visualisation provides a series of interactive graphs compiled by the Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe), which offer a snapshot of government funding allocated to address key challenges arising from the effects of the pandemic