Budget (No. 2) Bill

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Bill Number: Bill 06/22-27

Bill Type: Executive (What are the different Bill Types?)

Bill Sponsor: Minister of Finance

A Bill to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the year ending 31 March 2025 (including income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of that year; to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance to borrow on the credit of those sums; to authorise the use for the public service of excess resources for the years ending 31 March 2021, 2022 and 2023; to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain excess sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2017 and 2019; and to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes.

Follow the Bill’s journey below from Introduction. Each iteration of the Bill will be published along with the accompanying Explanatory and Financial Memorandum.

The legislative stages of bills that go through the Northern Ireland Assembly begins with the First Stage, and then moves to Second Stage, Committee Stage, Further Consideration Stage and Final Stage, before requiring Royal Assent to become an Act.

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First Stage

Status

Completed 1 July 2024

Associated information

Bill as Introduced (HTM)

Bill as Introduced (PDF, 40 pages, 473 KB)

Explanatory and Financial Memorandum as Introduced (HTM)

Explanatory and Financial Memorandum as Introduced (PDF, 8 pages, 247 KB) 

Official Report of the First Stage - 1 July 2024 


 

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Second Stage

Status

Completed 2 July 2024.

Associated information

Associated information will be published here when available.

Official Report of the Second Stage - 2 July 2024 


 

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Committee Stage

Status

Accelerated Passage/No Committee Stage.

Associated information

Associated information will be published here when available.


 

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Consideration Stage

Status

Completed 9 September 2024.

Associated information

Notice of Amendments - 4 September 2024 (PDF, 1 page, 168KB)

Official Report of the Consideration Stage - 9 September 2024


 

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Further Consideration Stage

Status

Completed 16 September 2024.

Associated information

Official Report of the Further Consideration Stage - 16 September 2024

Associated information will be published here when available.


 

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Final Stage

Status

Completed 23 September 2024.

Associated information

Associated information will be published here when available.


 

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Royal Assent

Status

Completed 18 October 2024.

Associated information

Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2024