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A billion pound sweetener for NI in 2018 budget - so is it a good news story for NI?
Yesterday the last budget before Brexit was announced and the Chancellor has said it will mean additional spending of 拢320m for Northern Ireland government departments in 2021. Phillip Hammond said there would be "larger sums to come" as a result of a forthcoming spending review. He also approved a city deal for the Belfast region which will mean 拢350m of additional funding over 15 years and 拢2 million one-off payment to help with the impact of the Primark fire in Belfast city centre. So was it a good budget for NI? Stephen spoke to 蜜芽传媒 NI Economics and Business Editor John Campbell, Irish News journalist Allison Morris and commentator Nelson McCausland.
