| Tabled Date | Amendment Text |
| 18/09/2014 | Proposed: Leave out all after ‘Assembly’ and insert:
‘notes the challenging budgetary position Northern Ireland is facing this year and in 2015-16; recognises that the situation is exacerbated by the penalties for failing to pass Welfare Reform legislation; and calls on the Executive to take early decisions in respect of the October Monitoring Round and the 2015-16 Budget.’
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| 17/09/2014 | Proposed: Leave out all after ‘recognises that the’ and insert:
‘current budgetary pressures have arisen due to the persistent cuts to the resource budget by the British Government between 2010 and 2015; expresses concern about the impact that this prolonged reduction in spending power will have on the sick and the vulnerable; and calls on the Executive to enter into immediate negotiations with the British Government to ensure that the resource budget is inflation proofed against further cuts.’
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| 16/09/2014 | Proposed: Leave out all after ‘unravelling;’ and insert:
‘due to the impact of Welfare Reform penalties and other issues; believes that having to make such a significant adjustment to the Budget in-year through the June Monitoring Round has already demonstrated the problems associated with making major budgetary changes in the middle of a financial year; and calls on the Executive to develop a strategic budget for 2015-16 which makes a realistic and informed assessment of the financial pressures on all public services in Northern Ireland.’
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| 18/09/2014 | Proposed: Leave out all after ‘vulnerable’ and insert:
‘; and calls on the Executive to immediately develop a new Programme for Government and a comprehensive annual budget process which provides a transparent breakdown of the allocation and expenditure of resources according to the degree to which they support essential frontline services; and further calls on the Executive to negotiate with the Coalition Government to establish a review which assesses the case for the devolution of fiscal powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly and identifies further powers that would improve the financial accountability of the Executive.’
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| 17/09/2014 | Proposed: Leave out all after ‘untenable’ and insert:
‘as a result of the absence of collective responsibility within the Executive; and calls on the Executive to bring forward a new Budget, a revised Programme for Government and an agreement on collective responsibility to ensure the implementation of the new Budget and Programme for Government.’
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