Sir Chris Bryant Tells Stormont Leaders There Will Be No Improvement to Current Budget Offer
Sir Chris Bryant said the Treasury offer of slightly more than £1.5 billion over three years will not be improved.
- On Thursday, Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant told Stormont party leaders the £1.5 billion funding offer will not improve after two weeks of discussions with the parties.
- Devolved departments have operated without a budget for six months, restricted to spending up to 95% of last year's funding, while Ministers insist they cannot strike a budget for 2026/27 without additional support from Westminster.
- The Government's offer includes £450 million in 2026/27, followed by £400 million in each of the two following financial years, plus £50 million annually for public service transformation requiring Executive matching funds.
- Previously, the Executive estimated "fair funding" at around £550 million annually, while the current package averages £525 million; however, it may retain 50 per cent of money recovered through fraud and error detection.
- Next week, the Secretary is seeking an outline from the parties on how they intend to respond to the offer, while Stormont reform discussions continue separately from budget negotiations.
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Sir Chris Bryant tells Stormont leaders there will be no improvement to current budget offer
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has told Stormont party leaders there will be no improvement on the current financial offer to assist with setting a budget.
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Chris Bryant tells party leaders there will be no improvement on budget offer
The UK Government has made a financial offer slightly above £1.5 billion over the next three years in an effort to assist with balancing the budget.
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