Warning on health spending gap in the North

The gap between health spending in the North and England is set to widen if current budget proposals at Stormont stand, a power-sharing minister warned today.

Warning on health spending gap in the North
Fri, 26 Oct, 2007 - 10:42

The gap between health spending in the North and England is set to widen if current budget proposals at Stormont stand, a power-sharing minister warned today.

Minister for Health in the North Michael McGimpsey was commenting despite being promised an additional £450m (€644m) by 2010-2011 in Peter Robinson’s (Minister for Finance in the North) draft budget.

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