Financial assistance to businesses needs to be sped up, Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has said. Mr Muir was speaking following the announcement of £40 million additional funding to support businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The North Down MLA said the money should not be “caught up in delays and elongated application processes”. […]
It is still important to set a Budget despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said. North Down MLA Mr Muir was speaking after Finance Minister Conor Murphy delivered the 2020/21 Budget to the Assembly. Ministers will now allocate their money to their respective Departments. “Our first priority must of course be […]
The Finance Minister must consider a range of measures to assist businesses encountering a downturn in trade as a result of coronavirus, Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has said. North Down MLA Mr Muir said a number of businesses currently experiencing difficult times due to the spread of coronavirus, action from Conor Murphy such […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has welcomed news that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector will benefit from £16 million from dormant bank and building society accounts. Stewart Dickson said: “As chair of the Assembly All Party Group on Social Enterprise I welcome the news that £16 million is to be released from dormant accounts […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader and Finance Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has stressed that while on the surface any new money for Northern Ireland would be welcome, any self-congratulations must be seen in the context of the damage of Brexit. Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exechequer of the outcome of […]
Northern Ireland’s latest Budget is “a series of quick fixes used to plug holes in a sinking boat,” Alliance Finance spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has said. Dr Farry was speaking as Secretary of State Karen Bradley unveiled Stormont’s 2019-20 Budget. He said without Executive Ministers to take decisions, an “unsustainable spending pattern” will continue. “This […]