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<p>Treasury Ministers maintain regular contact with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers
on a range of matters of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s position
is that Northern Ireland is funded fairly and that the Executive have sufficient resources
to support public services to at least the levels in place across the rest of the
United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Indeed, the most recently published statistics
demonstrate again that identifiable spending on public services in Northern Ireland
remains over £2000 per head higher than the UK average. It is for the Northern Ireland
Executive to determine how to allocate their budgets in line with local priorities.</p>
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