Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2024

PART 2: EXPENDITURE

Departmental expenditure limit

Expenditure arising from:

Economic development, through research, developing policies and evaluation; economic infrastructure in support of economic development including regulatory reform and circular economy; providing assistance to industry and business (including assisting with the residual costs in connection with the privatisation of aircraft and shipbuilding companies); governmental response to and recovery from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; telecommunications infrastructure; the delivery of City/Growth Deals, Inclusive Future Fund and Complementary Fund; social economy; licensing and legislation in relation to Minerals and Petroleum; geological research, Geological Survey NI and safeguarding abandoned mines; Renewable Heat Schemes and associated costs; energy strategy, energy policy legislation including working with the Utility Regulator on a new Utility Regulation (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill, and the provision of energy-related assistance; providing assistance to the development of tourism to include acquisition, management and disposal of assets and resources associated with the development of tourism; business regulation including company law, Insolvency Service, Trading Standards, Consumer Affairs, mutuals policy, legislation and operational; labour market services including employment law, Office of the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal and employer support; repayment of funds made available to the Presbyterian Mutual Society to make payments to eligible persons; providing assistance for the Northern Ireland screen industry and its cultural sector; higher education (including universities and colleges of education); further education, youth and adult skills training, management and enterprise training, student support and other matters relating to tertiary education; employment schemes and services, including those for people with disabilities, and career information, advice and guidance services; grants in respect of Education Maintenance Allowances and certain payments to the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, the Department for Education in England, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the British Council; repayment of loans; payments under NIO funding; payments under European Union Structural Funds programmes and other European Funded schemes including Peace IV, Peace Plus, Interreg and ERASMUS including match funding; payments under UK Shared Prosperity funding; payments under Shared Island Funding; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, including assistance and support to businesses as a result of post Brexit positioning; and compliance with legal obligations arising out of the implementation of the Windsor Framework; administration costs, including redundancy payments and other statutory payments, severance payments and any compensation payments, other related services; compensation payments in relation to the holiday pay case; the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department and its partner organisations; UK Covid-19 Inquiry activities; funding councils and organisations supporting departmental objectives, including the net spend and non-cash costs of the Department’s arm’s length bodies including Invest Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen Commission, Northern Ireland Tourist Board (trading as Tourism Northern Ireland), Tourism Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee (trading as Tourism Ireland), Trade and Business Development Body (IntertradeIreland), Further Education Colleges, Stranmillis University College, Labour Relations Agency, Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland and General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland; other non-cash items.

Annually managed expenditure

Expenditure arising from:

The efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department and its partner organisations. Renewable Heat Schemes and associated costs; student loans; revaluations; corporation tax; pensions; bad debts; creation and movement in provisions and other non-cash items. Funding organisations supporting departmental objectives, including the net spend and non-cash costs of the Department’s arm’s length bodies including: Invest Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen Commission, Northern Ireland Tourist Board (trading as Tourism Northern Ireland), Tourism Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee (trading as Tourism Ireland), Trade and Business Development Body (IntertradeIreland), Further Education Colleges, Stranmillis University College, Labour Relations Agency, Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland, General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

Non-budget expenditure

Expenditure arising from:

Further Education pension liabilities; other non-cash items.