AQW 10916/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance why the baseline budget for 2021/22 will be £350 million less than the previous year.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 24 November 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 November 2020
- Answer due by
- 9 December 2020
- Answered
- 27 November 20203 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
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.