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Brexit: EU says UK s unilateral move to extend NI Protocol grace period breaks international law
The UK formally requested that the EU extend this grace period, which would waive new checks and required paperwork for agri-foods. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Wednesday 3 Mar 2021, 7:16 PM Mar 3rd 2021, 4:42 PM 41,014 Views 56 Comments
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Image: PA
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Updated Mar 3rd 2021, 7:16 PM
IRELAND AND THE EU have both strongly criticised the UK’s decision to unilaterally extend a grace period that was given to supermarkets in Great Britain exporting agri-foods to Northern Ireland.
The Treasury supremo served up a £1.2billion pot to the Scots before delivering £740million to the Welsh.
His generous financial booster will make it difficult for those calling for independence to argue they would be better off without central Government.
The Scottish funding also came as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was mired in an investigation into the botched probe into complaints made against Alex Salmond.
Rishi Sunak said: Through the Barnett formula, the decisions I m taking in this Budget also increase the funding for the devolved administrations, by £1.2 billion for the Scottish government, £740 million for the Welsh government and £410 million for the Northern Ireland executive.
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