Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023

PART 2: EXPENDITURE

Departmental expenditure limit

• Expenditure arising from:

  Pre-school, primary and secondary school education (including library and support services for schools and pupils), the youth service, children's services, childcare services, community relations measures for young people, and other related services; services for children, young people and families; departmental administration and services, including settlement of NICS equal pay claims; grants and grants-in-aid to the Education Authority for certain services (including for core and school-related administration); grants and grants-in-aid to other bodies; payments by the Department in respect of certain teachers' salaries; repayment of loans; repayments of grants; payments under the European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; severance payments; compensation payments; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic; UK COVID-19 Inquiry activities; actions associated with the provision of free period products; other non-cash items.

Annually managed expenditure

• Expenditure arising from:

  Take up and maintenance of departmental and ALB's provisions and associated non-cash items including but not restricted to: bad debts, impairments, tax and pension costs for the Department, its ALBs and payment of corporation tax.