Welcome to the Programme for Government and Budget website
The First Minister, the Rt Hon Dr Ian Paisley MP MLA, and the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP MLA, present the Executive's Programme for Government which sets out in detail the Executive's plans and priorities for 2008/09 and beyond.
The Finance Minister, Peter Robinson MP MLA, presents the Executive’s Budget which sets out spending proposals for 2008-09 to 2010-11.
The Programme for Government document sets the strategic context for both the Budget (PDF 1.10 MB) and the Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland.
You can view the press release
on the Programme for Government and Investment Strategy and the press release on the Budget (to follow) 
A draft Equality Impact Assessment (PDF 492.26 KB) carried out at a strategic level has been launched for public consultation.
You can also view our consultation report (PDF 2.00 MB) on the draft Programme for Government, draft Budget and draft Investment Strategy consultation process.