NEWS

Mid & East Antrim Council warn of impact to pensioners from changes to annual domestic rates discount

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has warned that pensioners could lose out most from a proposed decrease in the annual domestic rates...

Apr 15

Back in Business Rate Relief scheme extended for applications

Finance Minister John O’Dowd MLA with City Sips Café owner Caoimhe Meehan. Finance Minister John O’Dowd has encouraged anyone planning to...

Apr 10

O’Dowd – Consumers must be protected after Storm Éowyn

Minister O’Dowd is pictured with Alastair Ross, Assistant Director, Head of Public Policy at the Association of British Insurers Finance...

Feb 13

Working together we can end domestic abuse - O’Dowd

Pictured with Minister O’Dowd are (L) Lindsay Harris, Interim CEO Onus, and Jill Minne, Director of People and Organisational...

Feb 8

O’Dowd allocates over £17million for Storm Éowyn support

Finance Minister John O’Dowd The Executive today agreed funding allocations of £19.4 million with £17.4 million being provided to help...

Feb 6

Executive agrees £700 million of October monitoring round allocations

Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald today updated the Assembly on the October Monitoring round. In total £631.5 million Resource will...

Nov 11, 2024

130 student placements on offer with Civil Service – Archibald

Pictured with Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir are Gráinne...

Oct 14, 2024

Ministers and MLAs unite in call for unpausing of Growth Deals

Ministers and MLAs pictured with representatives of Causeway Coast and Glens and Mid South West Growth Deals Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe...

Sep 23, 2024

Archibald encourages entrepreneurs to help vacant premises get ‘Back in Business’

Minister with (L to R) Jennifer McCullagh, Claire McDowell, and Emma Thorpe from Hare and Hawthorn Ltd Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe...

Aug 29, 2024

NI Ministers outline financial pressures to the Chancellor

The First Minister, deputy First Minister and Finance Minister yesterday (Wednesday 17 July) met with the new Chancellor of the...

Jul 18, 2024

Back in Business rate support scheme relaunched to attract businesses into town centres

(L-R) Colin Neill (Hospitality Ulster), Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Glyn Roberts (Retail NI) launching the new Back in...

May 15, 2024

Banks urged to protect the branch network and support customers across NI

Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA with representatives from high street banks, UK Finance, LINK and Cash Access UK. Finance...

May 2, 2024

NI Executive agrees Regional Rate of 4%

The Executive has agreed to adjust the regional rate for 2024/25 in line with inflation. Subject to Assembly approval, the proposal on...

Feb 29, 2024

Pay offer recognises role of civil servants – Archibald

Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA has announced a pay offer which would see the...

Feb 26, 2024

Over £685 million for public sector pay – Archibald

Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA has announced £688 million to prioritise public...

Feb 15, 2024

Sustainable budget and public sector pay a priority - Archibald

Finance Minister Dr Caomihe Archibald MLA has written to the Treasury requesting a meeting to discuss the significant financial pressures...

Feb 6, 2024