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  "legislation_title": "Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2025",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for the year ending 31 March 2026 (including income); to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of certain sums for the service of that year; to authorise the use of those sums for specified purposes; and to authorise the Department of Finance to borrow on the credit of those sums.\n[28th July 2025]\nBe it enacted by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by His Majesty as follows:",
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