Fiscal Powers in Northern Ireland: A New Settlement

09 Sep 2020
Paul Mac Flynn
Devolution has dramatically altered the political and economic makeup of the United Kingdom over the last 20 years. In more recent times, greater fiscal powers for devolved regions have become a key policy goal to achieving more balanced regional development in the UK. However, in Northern Ireland...

Fiscal Powers in Northern Ireland: A New Settlement

09 Sep 2020
Paul Mac Flynn
The restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive earlier this year also heralded a renewed discussion about the devolved government’s lack of financial clout. The devolution settlement agreed for Northern Ireland in 1998 saw the creation of an Executive with significant spending powers. However...
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