We need to get budget right, says Little-Pengelly

Sinn Féin budget gouges ordinary rates payers, favours the rich

On 6 January, Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister, John O’Dowd, revealed a three-year budget proposal. He heralded it as enabling Stormont — which seats parliament — to “transform public services moving forward”. In an X/Twitter post shared the same day, First Minister Michelle O’Neill welcomed the Sinn Féin budget as a catalyst for transformative projects and essential public services. Nevertheless, this lukewarm statement failed to drum up ent…

We need to get budget right, says Little-Pengelly

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has claimed the proposed budget is ‘not sufficient’. Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has insisted Stormont needs to get their first multi-year budget in more than a decade “right”. She described a “real opportunity”, but said the current proposals put forward by Finance Minister John O’Dowd are “not sufficient”. She said it “needs to be got right”, and highlighted issues including special edu…