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<p>Firms across the UK pay the Apprenticeship Levy on the same basis. Further details
can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Skills policy, including apprenticeships, is devolved, making it the responsibility
of the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed at Spending Review 2021,
the Northern Ireland Executive will receive £15 billion per year in funding which
can be used in devolved areas, including supporting apprenticeships. These annual
block grants are the largest, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since
the devolution Acts in 1998.</p>
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