AQW 14529/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 11/02/2021
Answered On Date: 22/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the UK Housing Secretary announcement on 10 February 2021 concerning access to the grants and loans in Northern Ireland; (ii) to detail any Barnett consequentials arising; and (iii) to detail the applicability of new taxes citied to Northern Ireland.

Answer:

I have not been provided with the detail of the measures announced by the Housing Secretary on 10 February.

Officials are working to determine the precise impacts for the Executive including the Barnett implications and tax applicability, however Treasury has indicated that whilst the tax will apply here and in Britain, it will be for the Devolved Administrations to consider the need for a levy similar to the one announced for England.

Devolved Administrations will receive Barnett consequentials on the increased spend that arises from the tax, as per the usual arrangements.