THE BILLION THEY’RE PROMISED ...AND THE MILLIONS MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE
MAJOR projects will include reducing congestion on Belfast’s busiest roads and ultra-fast broadband for homes in the province
EDUCATION
THE Tory-DUP deal promised money for the powersharing executive in Stormont to address ‘immediate pressures’ in education
BENEFITS
TORY commitments to axe the triple lock on pensions and the universal winter fuel payment for the whole of the UK were scrapped
BUSINESS
STORMONT will get the power to cut corporation tax to 12.5%, while several low-tax Enterprise Zones will also be established
HEALTH
CASH will go on ‘transformation’ of local NHS services as well as improved support for people with mental health problems
REGENERATION
AREAS of ‘severe deprivation’ targeted, but previous schemes were accused of handing money to groups linked to paramilitaries
TOURISM
VAT could be slashed and Air Passenger Duty scrapped to make Northern Ireland as attractive a destination for tourists as the Republic
ARMED FORCES
THE covenant supporting troops is extended to Northern Ireland and the promise to spend 2% of GDP on defence remains