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Treasury and Economic Development budgets slashed

Finances in the departments of Economic Development and Treasury are being slashed in net expenditure within the new Budget.

The DED is taking a 20 per cent cut to £4m, as Infrastructure is hiked by 13.4 per cent to £52.2m and Education and Children sees a 5.5 per cent boost to £95.5m.
 
Environment, Food and Agriculture will go up 8.8 per cent to £14.8m and Home Affairs receives £31.5m - up by 13.7 per cent. 
 
We'll see an additional £17.4m added to the Health and Social Care pot - making its annual spend £198.4m.
 
The Cabinet Office has a 20 per cent increase to £30.5m. 
 
Finally, Treasury's budget has been cut by £8.3m per cent to -£445.9m.

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