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<p>To maintain effective public services in Northern Ireland, it is important that
a balanced budget is able to be set for the 2018-19 financial year. That was highlighted
by the Northern Ireland Civil Service’s briefing document on the 2018-19 Budget, published
on 18 December 2017. That set out the important decisions that would be required to
set a budget and sought views from the public by the end of the month about the approach
that should be taken. We want to see that Budget taken forward by a restored Executive,
taking the important decisions required in the interests of the whole community. We
will work intensively in the coming weeks with that aim in mind.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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