Cost of deadlock could translate into a major hike in Northern Ireland’s household rates

It falls to UUP finance spokesperson Steve Aiken to join up the dots some of his political rivals would seemingly prefer not to talk about. As Gareth McKeown reports in today’s Irish News: “Whilst I note the Secretary of State has said he is minded to bring forward legislation to set a regional rate, which would at least provide the finances to enable local councils to carry out their functions, we should be in no doubt that this will represent a …

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