Executive multi-year Budget delay and open book exercise publication doubts

1 release from 1 party, 15 April 2026.

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1. O'Toole: Executive Budget shambles demeaning devolution

   • SDLP
   • 15 April 2026
   • Criticism
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Executive's stalled multi-year Budget is demeaning devolution, citing doubts over whether a joint Finance Department-Treasury 'open book exercise' will be published and an invitation to the Secretary of State to attend an Executive meeting.

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• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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