Debate contribution: Failure to Agree a Budget
Debate contribution by Mr Brian Kingston on .
- MLA
- Mr Brian Kingston
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Failure to Agree a Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774682
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If the SDLP had had its way, and the Executive had sought to implement the inadequate Budget as set out by the Finance Minister earlier this year, that would have been truly devastating for public services and jobs across all nine Departments. The Secretary of State had requested a response by last Thursday to the offer of £1·5 billion across three years. Will the Finance Minister confirm what engagement is continuing to take place between His Majesty's Treasury and him and the wider Executive to seek to reach agreement on a —
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