The Government must provide clarity on how its energy support package will apply in Northern Ireland, a Stormont minister has said. However, the Northern Ireland energy market is structured differently to the one that operates in the rest of the UK. The picture is potentially complicated further by the absence of functioning devolved executive in Northern Ireland. The DUP has blocked the formation of an executive in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. “Instead of imposing further taxes on energy companies, the Westminster government is increasing borrowing in order to sustain the profits of energy companies,” he said.

Source: The Herald September 08, 2022 14:10 UTC