Posted 2/4/2024, 11:15:00 AM
UK Offers £3.3B Aid Package to Northern Ireland, With Conditions on Tax Reforms and Power-Sharing
- All parties agree NI needs better funding model from Westminster as public services are "starved"
- UK government releasing £3.3B package to resolve pay disputes & ease strain on public services
- Funding conditional on NI government committing to raise additional revenue through taxes
- O'Neill believes united Ireland will happen in her lifetime, possibly within decade
- With return of power-sharing, ministers face urgent issues like childcare, housing, economy