The Irish Mail on Sunday

THE BILLION THEY’RE PROMISED ...AND THE MILLIONS MORE

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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

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