Commentary on provisions of the Act Section 1: Issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31 March 2020 and appropriation of that sum
The purpose of Section 1 is to authorise the NI Department of Finance to issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland the sum of £5,306,684,000 for the purposes set out in Schedule 1. This sum is a balance to complete, and is in addition to the amount previously authorised by section 4 of the Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019.