Written Ministerial Statement
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Department of Finance - Budget 2021-22: Funding Available
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Published on Tuesday 1 December 2020.
Mr Murphy (The Minister of Finance): The purpose of this Statement is to inform the Assembly of the funding made available for Budget 2021-22 as notified by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 30 November 2020.
In line with my legal obligation under Section 64 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 I am required to lay before the Assembly a Statement detailing the amount of funding provided for 2021-22 at least 14 days before a laying a draft Budget for the financial year.
Our core DEL arising from recent Chancellor’s Spending Review is set out in the table below.
| £million | Non Ring-fenced Resource DEL | Capital | FTC |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2021-22 Core DEL |
11,596.0 |
1,578.0 |
73.6 |
The Chancellor also set out further funds for 2021-22 for COVID and non-Barnett items and these are set out in the following table.
| £million | Non Ring-fenced Resource DEL | Capital |
|---|---|---|
|
COVID |
538.2 |
3.6 |
|
Farm Payments |
315.6 |
- |
|
Fisheries |
3.1 |
- |
|
Security |
31.2 |
0.9 |
|
Total |
888.2 |
4.5 |
In addition, the Secretary of State has confirmed the following funding will be available under the Fresh Start Agreement and EU Exit protocol funding.
| £million | Non Ring-fenced Resource DEL | Capital DEL (Net) |
|---|---|---|
|
Shared Education and Housing |
|
28.4 |
|
Equality Commission |
0.8 |
|
This brings the total funding available from the British Government to
| £million | Non Ring-fenced Resource DEL | Capital | FTC |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2021-22 DEL |
12,484.9 |
1,610.9 |
73.6 |
As required by legislation, I will demonstrate that the amount of funding required by any draft Budget does not exceed the amount notified by the Secretary of State as set out in this statement.
