NI Leaders Slam Treasury Review, Demand Fair Funding

On April 21st, Northern Ireland's leaders are firing back at a new Treasury view on

Stormon finances.

The report claims ministers could unlock up to 3.3 billion pounds in extra spending

power each year through smarter efficiencies and new.

Revenue streams to ease the budget crunch.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little Penjaly called some of the ideas absolutely preposterous,

like raising over 3 billion pounds from a population of just 1.9 million people.

She says that kind of burden on families doesn't pass basic scrutiny and ignores real

pressures like rising health demands and policing needs.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill agrees, slamming the reviews wrong starting point.

She highlights how Northern Ireland has been underfunded for over a decade, lagging behind

Scotland and Wales despite higher needs from years of.

Catch-up challenges.

Both stress, they're open to public sector efficiencies, but insist the current funding

just isn't enough.

Ten-year revenue hikes, or cuts, by slashing policing budgets, are flat out impossible

and overlook the facts on the ground.

They're pushing for a straight talk conversation with the Treasury and Prime Minister Kierst

Armer, demanding a fair funding model to finally deliver.

On health services, education, and childcare without these pie-in-the-sky schemes.