The party's MPs have tabled an amendment to the budget Bill
The SDLP have called for the Irish Government to have a role in setting the Northern Ireland budget in the absence of a functioning Executive.
The new clause tabled by SDLP MPs Colum Eastwood and Claire Hanna would place a duty on the Secretary of State, in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and normal governance provisions, to consult with the Irish Government on the NI Budget. "Autumn has arrived and still we are without a local devolved government, meanwhile this Tory budget will have a devastating effect on people here as a result of the brutal cuts to public services.
"It will deliver hardship now and stores up more of the same for the future by failing to tackle issues around the transformation of services. We must also be cautious of the false economy of penny pinching today only to have to pay a bigger price down the road. Urgent reform of services cannot be put off.
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