Claim: Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland.
Fact-check: Is public spending in Northern Ireland 45% higher than in Ireland? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: inaccurate with consideration. using public expenditure as a measure of public spending, total public expenditure per person in northern ireland in 2015–16 was 10% higher than in ireland. more recently, it was lower than in ireland. as a part of national output , government consumption contributed an estimated 45% more, per person, in northern ireland than it did in ireland. but government consumption excludes aspects of spending, like investment in roads and social welfare.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-05-27T00:00:00