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| Stormont: Budget for next financial year to be debated in assembly | Stormont: Budget for next financial year to be debated in assembly |
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| Stormont's budget for the next financial year will be debated by MLAs on Tuesday. | Stormont's budget for the next financial year will be debated by MLAs on Tuesday. |
| The £11.5bn budget was agreed by a majority of executive ministers in December, following the Fresh Start deal. | The £11.5bn budget was agreed by a majority of executive ministers in December, following the Fresh Start deal. |
| It includes more money for health and major infrastructure projects, but most departments face a squeeze. | It includes more money for health and major infrastructure projects, but most departments face a squeeze. |
| The tight timetable for implementing the budget means there has not been the usual formal consultation process. | The tight timetable for implementing the budget means there has not been the usual formal consultation process. |
| It is the first opportunity for the assembly as a whole to examine the budget, although departmental committees have had budget briefings over the last two weeks. | It is the first opportunity for the assembly as a whole to examine the budget, although departmental committees have had budget briefings over the last two weeks. |
| The budget will be presented by the new Finance Minister Mervyn Storey. | The budget will be presented by the new Finance Minister Mervyn Storey. |
| He is expected to say that it is a budget that protects the vulnerable and prepares for the future. | He is expected to say that it is a budget that protects the vulnerable and prepares for the future. |
| He is likely to face questions about education spending, which is falling in real terms. | He is likely to face questions about education spending, which is falling in real terms. |
| SDLP and Alliance executive ministers voted against the budget but it was approved by DUP and Sinn Féin ministers. |