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Ordinary workers and families will pay the price for Tory budget – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the Tory budget will push the economy deeper into a needless downturn, citing an OBR forecast of a 2% contraction and a 7% drop in living standards, and calls for a credible plan to rebuild public services.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Ordinary workers and families will pay the price for Tory budget – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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This is not a budget to create a greener, fairer and more stable UK
Green Party Leader Mal O'Hara criticises the Chancellor's Autumn Statement as austerity that will deepen recession, and says it fails to protect vulnerable people, tackle tax avoidance or deliver adequate climate action. He also says the DUP blockade of the Assembly stops the £650 million Barnett…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: This is not a budget to create a greener, fairer and more stable UK (opens in a new tab)
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‘Scandalous Tory budget’ puts pressure on homeowners – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald condemns the UK Chancellor's mini-budget as prioritising the super-rich and failing to cut bills for workers and families, and says the Bank of England's threatened interest rate rises will raise costs for homeowners.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Liz Truss 2022 budget announcement Original release: ‘Scandalous Tory budget’ puts pressure on homeowners – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Gannon: Teachers and pupils suffering due to pay dispute
SDLP councillor Adam Gannon says teachers and pupils are suffering because a fair pay rise has not been agreed, and he joins a strike to demand fair pay and better working conditions, urging the Department of Education and employers to listen.
Education Economy and employment Original release: Gannon: Teachers and pupils suffering due to pay dispute (opens in a new tab)
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Tory Budget devastating for workers, families and economy – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the UK Budget imposed today will devastate public services, the economy, workers and families, with education and economy spending cut and health funding flatlined. He blames the DUP's boycott of the Executive and calls for the Assembly and Executive to be restored.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Tory Budget devastating for workers, families and economy – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Tories removed from reality, time to remove them from government
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget shows the Conservatives are out of touch, calling for an early election to remove them from government. He points to a 2p national insurance cut, waiting lists, public sector pay and capital project funding as failing working…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Eastwood: Tories removed from reality, time to remove them from government (opens in a new tab)
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‘Tory chaos continuing to punish workers and families’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the new UK Chancellor's reversal of many of his predecessor's announcements will keep punishing workers, families and businesses through mortgage hikes and borrowing costs. She calls on the British government to support struggling households, fund public…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: ‘Tory chaos continuing to punish workers and families’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson challenges Prime Minister
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says he challenged the Prime Minister over the Labour budget in a Westminster meeting, claiming it is taxing businesses to death. He calls on Labour to implement Safeguarding the Union commitments and says Intertrade UK and the Independent Monitoring Panel must be…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Robinson challenges Prime Minister (opens in a new tab)
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Shambolic Tory budget leaving mortgage payments ‘unaffordable’ – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy says she has written to the British Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, over mortgage payments that have become unaffordable after the mini-Budget and rising interest rates. She urges support for families, small businesses and public services, and calls for a windfall tax on energy…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Shambolic Tory budget leaving mortgage payments ‘unaffordable’ – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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“No Budget Will Hurt the people of the North” – Cllr. Doyle
Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle warns that without a Stormont budget, serious consequences will fall on people in the North, after the draft three-year budget was paused. He says the finance minister has warned of departmental overspending and calls for strong leadership now.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: “No Budget Will Hurt the people of the North” – Cllr. Doyle (opens in a new tab)
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Tories have learned nothing from the failure of a decade of cuts – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says the Westminster government has learned nothing from a decade of austerity, citing reimposed cuts and refused pay rises for nurses and other public workers. She calls for the Energy Price Guarantee gap in the north to be redirected to the Executive for home…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Tories have learned nothing from the failure of a decade of cuts – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Ordinary people paying price of Tory fantasy economics – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says ordinary people will pay for the British Chancellor's mini-Budget and planned spending cuts, calling for the Tories to scrap the budget and for the DUP to end its boycott so an Executive can be formed.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Ordinary people paying price of Tory fantasy economics – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Tory benefits plan will plunge thousands into poverty
SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan condemns a reported British Government plan to link benefit uprating to earnings rather than inflation, calling it a betrayal. He has requested that Minister Deirdre Hargey produce figures on how the change would affect Northern Ireland households, citing Resolution…
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Original release: McCrossan: Tory benefits plan will plunge thousands into poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges the British government to clarify how the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme discount will reach households in the North while Stormont is not functioning. He says he has written to the Department for Energy seeking an immediate answer on payment method and timing.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount (opens in a new tab)
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Tory budget highlights the cost of DUP boycott – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the DUP's refusal to let the Executive set a budget will hurt hospital waiting lists and businesses, after the British Government's one-year budget left out extra business rates relief.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Tory budget highlights the cost of DUP boycott – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Industrial action a symptom of public service underfunding
The DUP's Gavin Robinson, Deputy Leader and East Belfast MP, says further industrial action by Education Authority workers shows Northern Ireland's public services are underfunded. He blames the lack of a budget, not political will, for obstructing fair pay awards and says the baseline Treasury…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Industrial action a symptom of public service underfunding (opens in a new tab)
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Tories have put interests of super-rich over needs of ordinary people – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey says the UK Budget favours the wealthy by cutting taxes, lifting the cap on bankers' bonuses and leaving energy firms' pricing unchecked. She calls for a windfall levy and support for households, and urges the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government Budget proposals and cost-of-living support Original release: Tories have put interests of super-rich over needs of ordinary people – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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Ministers must start to take cost of living crisis seriously
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says Stormont and Whitehall Ministers must take the cost of living crisis seriously after SDLP MLAs met organisations on energy, food and fuel costs. He calls for urgent direct support to reach people most in need and urges the DUP to get back to…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: Ministers must start to take cost of living crisis seriously (opens in a new tab)
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Doherty: Long-awaited anti-poverty strategy must deliver
SDLP West Belfast councillor Paul Doherty says the draft anti-poverty strategy signed off by the Executive must deliver, warning it is meaningless without funding and measures. He urges the Communities Minister to act on poverty now, not wait for consultation.
Social security and welfare Original release: Doherty: Long-awaited anti-poverty strategy must deliver (opens in a new tab)
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There will Be Deaths as a Result of British Government Slash and Burn Budget – Tóibín
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín raises the impending British Government austerity budget for the north in the Dáil, warning of cuts of up to 20% and deaths, and asks the Taoiseach what he is doing to stop it.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: There will Be Deaths as a Result of British Government Slash and Burn Budget – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Budget has total absence of any plan or priorities
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Executive budget lacks any plan or priorities for meaningful change, pointing to unclear progress on Casement Park and integrated school builds. He calls on the Finance Minister to seek a Spending Review and bring forward proposals for…
Public finance and taxation Original release: O’Toole: Budget has total absence of any plan or priorities (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Truss energy plan leaves local households out in the cold
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the UK government's plan to freeze household gas and electricity costs, funded by extra taxation, ignores that most Northern Irish homes rely on oil heating and will not help them, urging windfall taxes on profiteering firms and a return of devolved decision‑making
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Eastwood: Truss energy plan leaves local households out in the cold (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Millionaire’s budget leaving millions at risk of ruin
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP backs calls to recall the House of Commons from conference recess, saying the Truss government's mini-budget has crashed sterling and put millions at risk of financial ruin. He says the Tories' fiscal policy will never serve Northern Ireland.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Eastwood: Millionaire’s budget leaving millions at risk of ruin (opens in a new tab)
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DUP support for outrageous Tory budget ‘unthinkable’ – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says it is 'unthinkable' that the DUP backs the Tory budget, which he claims favours the super-rich and will deepen the cost-of-living crisis. He calls for a windfall tax on energy companies, a small business tax break and more public services funding.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: UK Government Budget proposals and cost-of-living support Original release: DUP support for outrageous Tory budget ‘unthinkable’ – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Tory policies continue to pile on the pain as inflation pushes families to the brink – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says families are being pushed to the brink by an 8% inflation rate, citing a 17.9% rise in food costs and wages falling in real terms after the latest inflation figures. He blames successive Tory governments and Brexit, and calls for large energy firms to be taxed…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Tory policies continue to pile on the pain as inflation pushes families to the brink – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: DUP cannot hold up support for families
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O'Toole urges the DUP to end its blockage and return to the Executive on Monday so that the British government's £400 energy bill discount and windfall tax can reach households here. He says Stormont has over £300m in its accounts and that the DUP is the only obstacle.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: O’Toole: DUP cannot hold up support for families (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “school pay inequality cannot be sustained”
DUP education spokesperson Diane Dodds MLA says school support staff deserve a fair, timely pay award ahead of a strike on 16 November. She blames chronic underfunding and the Treasury funding model and calls on the UK Government to act urgently.
Education Public finance and taxation Original release: Dodds – “school pay inequality cannot be sustained” (opens in a new tab)
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Further Tory cuts to public services and workers unacceptable – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the British government's Autumn Statement brings further real-terms cuts to public services and less money for pay, and calls on it to deliver a fair deal for workers without delay. He also calls for a properly funded Executive to be restored now.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Further Tory cuts to public services and workers unacceptable – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Mini-budget by millionaires for millionaires
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the British government's mini-budget, unveiled by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, is a budget for the wealthy, criticising the removal of the cap on bankers' bonuses and the £100 extra for oil heating users in the North.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Eastwood: Mini-budget by millionaires for millionaires (opens in a new tab)
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‘Children and young people paying price for savage Tory Budget cuts’ – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says savage Tory Budget cuts will axe Holiday Hunger Payments and the Happy Healthy Minds and ENGAGE programmes in schools, and calls for the Executive to be restored now.
Education Public finance and taxation Original release: ‘Children and young people paying price for savage Tory Budget cuts’ – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)