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The Deputy First Minister warned in May of last year that “tough and decisive action must be taken to ensure the sustainability of public finances and that future budgets can be balanced.”
The instrument was laid before the Parliament on 20 May and came into force on the same day, which does not respect the requirement that at least 28 days should elapse between the laying of an instrument that is subject to the negative procedure and the coming into force of that instrument.