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Stormont must raise £113m of revenue in its next budget, says Government

Source: PA Wire

A Government offer to write off almost £600 million of Stormont debt is conditional on the powersharing executive raising £113 million of its own revenue.

The stipulation is a key element of a £3.3 billion financial package drawn up by the Treasury to support the return of devolution in Northern Ireland.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott confirmed details of the settlement in a letter to Stormont Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald on Tuesday.

The Government described it as a “significant, fair and

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