The Finance Minister's proposed 2026-27 to 2028-29/29-30 Budget: an assessment was published on 24 February 2026.
Note: There was an error on the original tab for chart 3.2 in the Charts and Tables excel file, which contained the data table for chart 3.1 by mistake. This amended version of the charts and tables workbook was uploaded on 03 March 2026.
Note: The report has been updated to amend the sentence on page 64 which stated “The NI Budget is in a not dissimilar position to that which led to the most recent Executive collapse in 2022, when a Budget could not be agreed." The reference to the Budget being the main factor which led to the collapse of the Executive at that time was not intentional. The updated report was uploaded on 11 March 2026.