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Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2025

2025 nia 1 · Enacted 6 March 2025 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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An Act to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the years ending 31 March 2025 and 2026 (including, for the year ending 31 March 2025, income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of those years; to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance to borrow on the credit of those sums; to authorise the use for the public service of excess resources for the year ending 31 March 2024; to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of a sum for the service of the year ending 31 March 2024; and to authorise the use of that sum for specified purposes.

[6th March 2025]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by His Majesty as follows:

Contents

  1. Authorisation for the year ending 31 March 2025
  2. 1Use of resources
  3. 2Limits on use of resources
  4. 3Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund
  5. 4Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund
  6. 5Power to borrow
  7. 6Use of income
  8. Authorisation for the year ending 31 March 2026
  9. 7Use of resources
  10. 8Limits on use of resources
  11. 9Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund
  12. 10Use of sum issued out of the Consolidated Fund
  13. 11Power to borrow Repealed
  14. Excesses for the year ending 31 March 2024
  15. 12Resources: excesses
  16. 13Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund: excess
  17. Supplementary
  18. 14Interpretation
  19. 15Short title
  20. Schedule 1: ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2025
  21. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS ESTIMATE
  22. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  23. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  24. Departmental expenditure limit
  25. Annually managed expenditure
  26. Part 3: INCOME
  27. Departmental expenditure limit
  28. DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES ESTIMATE
  29. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  30. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  31. Departmental expenditure limit
  32. Annually managed expenditure
  33. Non-budget expenditure
  34. Part 3: INCOME
  35. Departmental expenditure limit
  36. Annually managed expenditure
  37. DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY ESTIMATE
  38. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  39. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  40. Departmental expenditure limit
  41. Annually managed expenditure
  42. Non-budget expenditure
  43. Part 3: INCOME
  44. Departmental expenditure limit
  45. Annually managed expenditure
  46. Non-budget income
  47. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESTIMATE
  48. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  49. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  50. Departmental expenditure limit
  51. Annually managed expenditure
  52. Part 3: INCOME
  53. Departmental expenditure limit
  54. Annually managed expenditure
  55. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION ESTIMATE
  56. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  57. 2: EXPENDITUREPart 2: EXPENDITURE
  58. Part 3: INCOME
  59. Annually managed expenditure
  60. Non-budget income
  61. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ESTIMATE
  62. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  63. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  64. Departmental expenditure limit
  65. Annually managed expenditure
  66. Part 3: INCOME
  67. Departmental expenditure limit
  68. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - SUPERANNUATION AND OTHER ALLOWANCES ESTIMATE
  69. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  70. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  71. Departmental expenditure limit
  72. Annually managed expenditure
  73. Part 3: INCOME
  74. Departmental expenditure limit
  75. Annually managed expenditure
  76. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ESTIMATE
  77. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  78. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  79. Departmental expenditure limit
  80. Annually managed expenditure
  81. Part 3: INCOME
  82. Departmental expenditure limit
  83. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PENSION SCHEME ESTIMATE
  84. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  85. 2: EXPENDITUREPart 2: EXPENDITURE
  86. Part 3: INCOME
  87. Annually managed expenditure
  88. DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATE
  89. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  90. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  91. Departmental expenditure limit
  92. Annually managed expenditure
  93. Non-budget expenditure
  94. Part 3: INCOME
  95. Departmental expenditure limit
  96. Non-budget income
  97. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ESTIMATE
  98. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  99. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  100. Departmental expenditure limit
  101. Annually managed expenditure
  102. Part 3: INCOME
  103. Departmental expenditure limit
  104. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ESTIMATE
  105. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  106. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  107. Departmental expenditure limit
  108. Annually managed expenditure
  109. Part 3: INCOME
  110. Departmental expenditure limit
  111. FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY ESTIMATE
  112. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  113. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  114. Departmental expenditure limit
  115. Annually managed expenditure
  116. Part 3: INCOME
  117. Departmental expenditure limit
  118. NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION ESTIMATE
  119. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  120. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  121. Departmental expenditure limit
  122. Annually managed expenditure
  123. Part 3: INCOME
  124. Departmental expenditure limit
  125. NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE ESTIMATE
  126. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  127. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  128. Departmental expenditure limit
  129. Part 3: INCOME
  130. Departmental expenditure limit
  131. THE NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION ESTIMATE
  132. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  133. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  134. Departmental expenditure limit
  135. Annually managed expenditure
  136. Non-budget expenditure
  137. Part 3: INCOME
  138. Departmental expenditure limit
  139. NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN ESTIMATE
  140. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  141. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  142. Departmental expenditure limit
  143. Annually managed expenditure
  144. Part 3: INCOME
  145. Departmental expenditure limit
  146. PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND ESTIMATE
  147. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  148. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  149. Departmental expenditure limit
  150. Annually managed expenditure
  151. Part 3: INCOME
  152. Departmental expenditure limit
  153. Schedule 2: ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2026
  154. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS
  155. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  156. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  157. Departmental expenditure limit
  158. Annually managed expenditure
  159. DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES ESTIMATE
  160. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  161. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  162. Departmental expenditure limit
  163. Annually managed expenditure
  164. Non-budget expenditure
  165. DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY ESTIMATE
  166. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  167. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  168. Departmental expenditure limit
  169. Annually managed expenditure
  170. Non-budget expenditure
  171. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ESTIMATE
  172. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  173. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  174. Departmental expenditure limit
  175. Annually managed expenditure
  176. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION ESTIMATE
  177. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  178. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  179. Annually managed expenditure
  180. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ESTIMATE
  181. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  182. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  183. Departmental expenditure limit
  184. Annually managed expenditure
  185. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - SUPERANNUATION AND OTHER ALLOWANCES ESTIMATE
  186. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  187. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  188. Departmental expenditure limit
  189. Annually managed expenditure
  190. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ESTIMATE
  191. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  192. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  193. Departmental expenditure limit
  194. Annually managed expenditure
  195. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PENSION SCHEME ESTIMATE
  196. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  197. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  198. Annually managed expenditure
  199. DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATE
  200. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  201. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  202. Departmental expenditure limit
  203. Annually managed expenditure
  204. Non-budget expenditure
  205. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ESTIMATE
  206. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  207. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  208. Departmental expenditure limit
  209. Annually managed expenditure
  210. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ESTIMATE
  211. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  212. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  213. Departmental expenditure limit
  214. Annually managed expenditure
  215. FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY ESTIMATE
  216. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  217. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  218. Departmental expenditure limit
  219. Annually managed expenditure
  220. NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION ESTIMATE
  221. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  222. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  223. Departmental expenditure limit
  224. Annually managed expenditure
  225. NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE ESTIMATE
  226. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  227. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  228. Departmental expenditure limit
  229. THE NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION ESTIMATE
  230. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  231. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  232. Departmental expenditure limit
  233. Annually managed expenditure
  234. Non-budget expenditure
  235. NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN ESTIMATE
  236. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  237. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  238. Departmental expenditure limit
  239. Annually managed expenditure
  240. PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND ESTIMATE
  241. 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTSPart 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS
  242. Part 2: EXPENDITURE
  243. Departmental expenditure limit
  244. Annually managed expenditure
  245. Schedule 3: EXCESSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024
  246. 1DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
  247. 2THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSION
  248. 3THE NORTHERN IRELAND AUTHORITY FOR UTILITY REGULATION