Darling's savings drive could hit Stormont finances, warns Dodds

Stormont’s finances could face major cuts as part of UK-wide efficiency savings by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, it was warned today.

Finance Minister Nigel Dodds hit out at critics who warned of a potential black hole in his three-year budget plans and who called for a redrafting of his blueprint in the face of the economic downturn.