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Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
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The NI Fiscal Council is to bring greater transparency to and scrutiny of public finances. It offers an independent view to inform policy and public debate.
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🔍New Article Alert: Fees & Charges are the largest source of additional revenue for the NI Executive — bigger than Regional Rates.

We break down internal vs external income and why it matters for transparency and budgeting.

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#NIFinance #FiscalTransparency
Fees and charges: a hidden revenue stream in NI
How are public services paid for in Northern Ireland: painting a fuller picture (NIFC quick read no.1)‘How are public services funded in Northern Ireland?’ would seem a straightforward question to whi...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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📢 The NI Fiscal Council has published its 2025 Conference Report, capturing key insights on the Barnett Formula, public sector transformation, and stakeholder feedback. Read the full summary and reflections here:
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#PublicFinance #NITransformation
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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We have published a new databank, so stakeholders can easily access the public spending numbers upon which we rely for many of our analyses.💽

There is also a user guide to help. 📖

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NI public expenditure databank
We have produced a databank to show the main public spending numbers for Northern Ireland. These numbers show how the NI Executive chooses to spend the money it receives. We are making the data availa...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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New publication scheduled for 10 June 2025.

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NI Fiscal Council to publish its assessment of the sustainability of the funding for NI Water
The NI Fiscal Council plans to publish its report "Sustainability Report 2025: special focus - Water" on 10 June 2025.The report will be available on our website at 11am, 10 June 2025
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May 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Our Chairman, Sir Robert Chote, briefed the press and other stakeholders today at the launch of our latest report.

The NI Executive's Draft Budget 2025-26: an assessment is available to download on our website: www.nifiscalcouncil.org/publications...
Sir Robert Chote explaining the NI Fiscal Council's assessment of the NI Executive's 2025-26 Draft Budget to stakeholders and press
March 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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New publication to be issued today at 11 am

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March 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Our Chairman, Sir Robert Chote, is giving evidence today to the NI Affairs Committee. The session is being broadcast here:
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January 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Today we have published a short report on our 2024 Annual Conference. The report and speakers' presentations are available on our website:

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An image of the cover of a report about the NI Fiscal Council's 2024 Annual Conference
December 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM