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23/06/2015
Sinn Féin To Support Budget Bill
Sinn Féin has announced it will support the current budget Bill.
MLA Martin McGuinness said the Bill will create the space to resolve difficulties facing the Executive.
He said: "We need to ensure that the Executive has the resources to continue to build a peaceful, inclusive and tolerant society.
"There remains a fundamental challenge for the Executive around welfare protections. But while we explore a way forward on this issue, the other important elements of the Stormont House Agreement, including the essential legacy mechanisms, should and must proceed.
"This budget bill does not involve any reduction in social security support for the most vulnerable in our society. And it does not contain any in year reductions as a consequence of the £25 billion of further cuts announced by the Tories."
(CD/MH)
MLA Martin McGuinness said the Bill will create the space to resolve difficulties facing the Executive.
He said: "We need to ensure that the Executive has the resources to continue to build a peaceful, inclusive and tolerant society.
"There remains a fundamental challenge for the Executive around welfare protections. But while we explore a way forward on this issue, the other important elements of the Stormont House Agreement, including the essential legacy mechanisms, should and must proceed.
"This budget bill does not involve any reduction in social security support for the most vulnerable in our society. And it does not contain any in year reductions as a consequence of the £25 billion of further cuts announced by the Tories."
(CD/MH)
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