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Finance minister welcomes figures showing rate of inflation has slowed to 3.6%
Food prices are estimated to have grown by 0.2% in the last month and increased by 6.7% in the last 12 months.
Spring Statement 'nowhere near enough' to address spiralling cost crisis
THE UK Chancellor’s move to cut fuel duty by 5p per litre and raise the national insurance threshold does not go far enough to address spiralling fuel and energy costs, the Finance Minister has said.
Omicron: 450 businesses urged to apply for support grant before deadline
AROUND 450 hospitality businesses eligible for a Covid-19 support grant have not applied for the scheme, the Department of Finance has said.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald congratulates Queen Elizabeth on ‘lifetime of service’
Mary Lou McDonald was reacting after a decision to plant a tree at Stormont to mark the Jubilee.
PLATFORM: An opportunity to deliver a budget for health
ON Wednesday the British Government’s spending review will confirm the Executive’s block grant for the next three years.
New £1 million fund to remove unsafe cladding open for applications four years after Grenfell Tower fire
A £1 million fund to remove unsafe cladding from private residential buildings in Northern Ireland has opened for applications four years after the Grenfell Tower fire exposed its dangers.
Moratorium for business tenants extended until March 2022
A MORITORIUM introduced to protect business tenants struggling to pay rent during the pandemic has been extended until March 2022.
Finance minister asks banks to pause branch closures for 12 months
FINANCE minister Conor Murphy has urged the main banks in the north to stop all branch closures for at least 12 months.
New era for public procurement
EACH year the Executive spends around £3 billion on goods, services, and construction works.
More than 13,000 businesses to start receiving top-grant from today
MORE than 13,000 businesses across the north will start sharing in a £72.3 million support fund from today.