A new budget for Northern Ireland has been set at Westminster, with the Education Department told it will need to make significant cuts Stormont
The Northern Ireland secretary said although education would receive a cash increase of £286m compared to last year's baseline, the department would need to take action to live within its budget.
Mr Heaton-Harris warned if an executive did not return to set the 2023-24 budget then additional revenue raising was a possibility - that would mean things such as water charges. Departments had initially been able to operate without a formal budget because of what is known as the vote on account. If a Northern Ireland budget was not passed at Westminster, Mr Gibson would ultimately have to impose in-year cuts of least 5% across the public service.
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