Number | Tabled Date | Amendment Text |
1 | 28/03/2025 | Leave out all after ‘public services’ and insert:
‘expresses regret that the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government have failed the most vulnerable in our society through repeated political collapse, block grant underfunding and a failure to transform public services; calls on the UK Government to reconsider the punitive elements of its proposals and ensure fairness and dignity for those requiring welfare support; further calls on the Minister for Communities to work with the Minister of Finance on the development of a mitigation package which protects current and future claimants from reductions in social security entitlements that will arise from the UK Government’s reforms.’
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2 | 28/03/2025 | Leave out all after ‘money for government,’ and insert:
‘including tackling fraud and abuse in the welfare system, targeting global corporations who evade tax, and exploring a potential sales tax for online marketplaces; acknowledges calls for tax increases for the super-wealthy but believes any such policy must be fair, deliverable and avoid a detrimental impact on savings or investment; calls on the UK Government to reconsider the punitive elements of its proposals and ensure fairness and dignity for those requiring welfare support, as well as the taxpayer; and further calls on the Minister for Communities to work with the UK Government on the establishment of a UK-wide commission to develop holistic, cross-departmental proposals for addressing economic inactivity among those with long-term illnesses and disabilities.’
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