AQW 7946/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance

To ask the Minister of Finance when she intends to place the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council on a statutory footing.

Asked by Eóin Tennyson MLA on 1 March 2024

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Tabled
1 March 2024
Answer due by
19 March 2024
Answered
19 March 202418 days after tabling
Department
Department of Finance
Priority question
No

Answer

I will be seeking agreement from the Executive in the coming weeks on a draft policy document to instruct the Office of the Legislative Counsel to begin the formal drafting process for a Fiscal Council Bill that will place the Council on a statutory footing.

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