AQW 10916/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 24/11/2020
Answered On Date: 27/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance why the baseline budget for 2021/22 will be £350 million less than the previous year.

Answer:

£350 million funding was provided as a single year allocation for 2020-21 in the New Decade New Approach document to address general pressures.

Unlike the majority of funding, this one-time allocation was not carried forward into 2021-22 leaving an unfunded pressure of £350 million for the Executive to address.

This issue will be considered as part of the work to develop a Budget for 2021-22.