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| Autumn Statement: Northern Ireland in line for cash boost | Autumn Statement: Northern Ireland in line for cash boost |
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| Northern Ireland could receive between £50m and £70m in additional spending next year. | |
| This would be as a result of the chancellor's decision to spend an extra £2bn on the UK health service. | This would be as a result of the chancellor's decision to spend an extra £2bn on the UK health service. |
| George Osborne will use his Autumn Statement on Wednesday to announce the extra health funding. | George Osborne will use his Autumn Statement on Wednesday to announce the extra health funding. |
| Increased spending on health in England means an automatic increase in funding for Northern Ireland due to the operation of the Barnett Formula. | Increased spending on health in England means an automatic increase in funding for Northern Ireland due to the operation of the Barnett Formula. |
| It will not be clear exactly how much Northern Ireland will get until all the details are published. | It will not be clear exactly how much Northern Ireland will get until all the details are published. |
| A senior Stormont source said there is caution around the figures as much will depend on how the Chancellor finds the money. | |
| The source added while there is hope that it will be good news the fine detail will be important. | |
| Last week, Northern Ireland's Department of Health published a draft budget which showed a "funding gap" of £160m for next year. | Last week, Northern Ireland's Department of Health published a draft budget which showed a "funding gap" of £160m for next year. |
| 'Frontline' | 'Frontline' |
| Health consumes almost half of the Northern Ireland Executive's budget. | Health consumes almost half of the Northern Ireland Executive's budget. |
| Its spending is being protected and will continue to rise. | Its spending is being protected and will continue to rise. |
| However, the department's budget plan said it still has growing funding pressures from an ageing population, new treatments and patient expectations. | However, the department's budget plan said it still has growing funding pressures from an ageing population, new treatments and patient expectations. |
| The chancellor told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "Because we have a strong economy and we've got the public finances under control, we can afford to put £2bn into the frontline of the NHS across the United Kingdom," he said. | The chancellor told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "Because we have a strong economy and we've got the public finances under control, we can afford to put £2bn into the frontline of the NHS across the United Kingdom," he said. |
| 'Winter crisis' | 'Winter crisis' |
| "I can tell you we can go further and use those fines that have been paid by the banks for a permanent improvement in GP services. | "I can tell you we can go further and use those fines that have been paid by the banks for a permanent improvement in GP services. |
| "This is a down-payment on the NHS's own long-term plan and it shows you can have a strong NHS if you have a strong economy." | "This is a down-payment on the NHS's own long-term plan and it shows you can have a strong NHS if you have a strong economy." |
| Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said it was a "typical Tory pattern" of a "winter crisis, and crisis money coming after it". | Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said it was a "typical Tory pattern" of a "winter crisis, and crisis money coming after it". |
| He told the the Andrew Marr Show: "The question is, is this a one-off or is it going to be an actual long-term investment in the nurses and doctors we need? | He told the the Andrew Marr Show: "The question is, is this a one-off or is it going to be an actual long-term investment in the nurses and doctors we need? |
| He said Labour's proposed 'mansion tax' on properties worth £2m and over would raise the money to invest £2.5bn "over and above" the government's spending plans into the health service, and claimed: "We'll save the NHS. The Tories are really putting the NHS in danger." | He said Labour's proposed 'mansion tax' on properties worth £2m and over would raise the money to invest £2.5bn "over and above" the government's spending plans into the health service, and claimed: "We'll save the NHS. The Tories are really putting the NHS in danger." |