"Stormont's shutdown has cost us £100m, says economist"

Esmond Birnie

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Description

Provided the statistical base and was cited in a front page Belfast Telegraph article re. the cost of running the mothballed Stormont Assembly during the 1000+ days of non-operation

Subject

"Stormont has cost taxpayers almost £100m to run in the 1,000 days since devolution has been suspended, a leading economist said last night.

Dr Esmond Birnie said that £3m a month were being spent on...."

Period	11 Oct 2019

Media contributions

Title	"Stormont's shutdown costs us £100m, says economist"
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Belfast Telegraph
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	11/10/19
Description	Cited in front page Belfast Telegraph article
URL	https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/1000-days-without-government-stormonts-shutdown-has-cost-taxpayers-100m-says-economist-38583161.html
Persons	Esmond Birnie

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Keywords

Northern Ireland, Stormont, devolved government, economic impact, cost, public spending, economy