The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 9 February 2022. The Committee received an oral briefing from the Department of Finance on the Spring Supplementary Estimates; Budget Bill (NI) 2022 and Vote on Account. The Committee also received an oral briefing from the Department of Finance on its draft 2022-25 budget plans. View Agenda
https://youtu.be/8VszQeVD7i4 The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 2 February 2022. The Committee received oral briefings from Assembly Research on covid spending and from the Department of Finance on: the NI Procurement Board; a Legislative Consent Motion relating to the Architects Act; and subordinate legislation in respect of fire safety and building cladding. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 26 January 2022. The Committee received a briefing from the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council on its report on the draft 2022-25 budget. The Committee also received an oral briefing from the Department on the outcome of January Monitoring. The Committee considered further evidence on the anticipated additional Legislative… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting, Wednesday 26 January 2022
Committee for Finance met again on Wednesday 19 January 2022. They discussed formal clause by clause scrutiny of the Defamation Bill. The Committee also received an oral briefing from the Fiscal Commission NI on its interim report on the further devolution of tax-varying powers to Northern Ireland. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 05 January 2022. The agenda included the following: Defamation Bill – Committee Stage – Procedural Advice from the Bill Office Defamation Bill – Committee Stage: Oral Evidence from Bill Sponsor, Mr Mike Nesbitt, MLA Non-domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Bill – Committee Stage – Consideration of Committee Report Written… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting, Wednesday 05 January 2022
The Committee met on Wednesday 15 December 2021. The Committee received an oral briefing from the Minister of Finance on budget issues and other policy challenges. The Committee also receive evidenced as part of the Committee Stage of the Defamation Bill from the Department of Finance. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Monday 13 December 2021 in order to consider further evidence on the Non-Domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Bill. The Committee heard evidence: from the Institute of Revenue, Rating and Valuation; and from the Department of Finance. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 8 December 2021. The Committee received oral evidence as part of the Committee Stage of the Defamation Bill from NUJ, Peter Girvan, Index on Censorship and English PEN. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Monday 6 December 2021 in order to consider evidence on the Non-Domestic Rates Valuation (Coronavirus) Bill. The Committee heard evidence from: Hospitality Ulster, NI Hotels Federation; Federation of Small Businesses; Retail NI; SOLACE and NILGA. View Agenda
The Committee for Finance met on Wednesday 1 December 2021. The Committee received oral evidence as part of the Committee Stage of the Defamation Bill from Paul Tweed, Sam McBride and BBC NI. The Committee also received an oral briefing from the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council on its guide to Northern Ireland public finances. View… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting Wednesday 01 December 2021