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10/05/2023
Government Imposed Budget Cuts 'Immoral And Indefensible' – SF
Sinn Féin has condemned government imposed budget cuts as "immoral and indefensible".
Following budget cuts announced by the Department for Communities, the party's communities spokesperson, Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey, said: "Cuts to much-needed community services are a direct result of the punishment budget forced upon the department by the Tories in London.
"Local communities are the latest to be hit by the Tory axe and the damaging budget being imposed on the Department for Communities from London.
"These cuts are immoral and indefensible and will be felt by everyone in all communities across the north, particularly those on the lowest income.
"One party's refusal to form an Executive is adding to the pain and suffering of communities who are crying out for support.
"We need the Assembly and Executive restored now and parties working together to invest in local communities and protect services from these savage cuts. People cannot wait any longer."
Following budget cuts announced by the Department for Communities, the party's communities spokesperson, Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey, said: "Cuts to much-needed community services are a direct result of the punishment budget forced upon the department by the Tories in London.
"Local communities are the latest to be hit by the Tory axe and the damaging budget being imposed on the Department for Communities from London.
"These cuts are immoral and indefensible and will be felt by everyone in all communities across the north, particularly those on the lowest income.
"One party's refusal to form an Executive is adding to the pain and suffering of communities who are crying out for support.
"We need the Assembly and Executive restored now and parties working together to invest in local communities and protect services from these savage cuts. People cannot wait any longer."
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