Stormont departments have 'reached the limit' of what they can do to manage budget pressures this year, Northern Ireland's top civil servant says.
Civil servants have been running Northern Ireland departments since the executive collapsed 16 months agoStormont departments have "reached the limit" of what they can do to manage budget pressures this year, Northern Ireland's top civil servant has said.
Seen by BBC News NI, it states that civil servants have made £1bn of "challenging" budget decisions to date. She went on to warn the government there remains an unfunded pay pressure of £571m, and a further £437m of pressures requiring decisions.Jayne Brady said civil servants have made £1bn of "challenging" budget decisions to date.
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