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Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2024

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ESTIMATE

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS

Authorised AmountsIncrease/Decrease
(£)(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes244,573,000+34,407,000
Net resources for capital purposes37,908,000-
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes12,104,000+500,000
Net resources for capital purposes1,000,000+1,000,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes--
Net resources for capital purposes--
Money
Money requirement243,357,000+24,007,000

PART 2: EXPENDITURE

Departmental expenditure limit

Expenditure arising from:

Finance, procurement and policy including Public Sector Reform; Business Consultancy Services; Construction and Procurement Delivery; the Departmental Solicitor’s Office; Internal Audit Services; NICS shared services for personnel, finance, ICT including cyber security, training, digital transformation and service related administration costs; NICS Accommodation Services including for the wider public sector; receipt of grants; the administration of centralised funds; services provided by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Land and Property Services; grants to district councils; net operational and programme costs of the Special European Union Programmes Body; payment and income under the European Union structural funds programmes; operational costs of the Fiscal Council; the sponsorship and provision of secretariats in respect of other independent bodies; funding to support the Boardroom Apprentice Programme; other common services; settlement of NICS equal pay claims; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; UK Covid-19 Inquiry activities; severance payments; compensation payments; bank charges; other non-cash items.

Annually managed expenditure

Expenditure arising from:

Depreciation and impairments due to revaluation of assets and the office estate; creation and revaluation of provisions including for legal cases and dilapidation costs; Special European Union Programmes Body pension liabilities; other non-cash items.

PART 3: INCOME

Departmental expenditure limit

Income arising from:

Recovery of administration costs and other associated costs, from other Departments, other bodies and the public including charges for seconded staff; costs of legal services; Construction and Procurement Delivery services; charges levied by Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; fees for Land and Property Services; NICS Accommodation Services; NICS Shared Services for personnel, finance, ICT and training; European Union income; other grants and other centralised service charges; bank interest; the disposal of assets.

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