'This is the final offer,' says NI secretary over £1.5bn Stormont funding package
Northern Ireland’s secretary has described a £1.5bn funding package for Stormont as the “final offer,” according to BBC Politics. The statement comes after about six months without the executive setting a budget for the current financial year, leaving the funding proposal at the centre of the discussion.
Northern Ireland’s secretary has described a £1.5bn funding package for Stormont as the “final offer,” BBC Politics reported.
The comments came after about six months had passed since the executive should have set a budget for the current financial year.
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