Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill denies signing up to revenue raising measures in Northern Ireland and claims other parties have not agreed either.
Ms O'Neill also insisted she would be a "first minister for all" and would attend events right across community an political divides.In her first in-depth interview with BBC News NI since she took up her role as first minister of Northern Ireland , Ms O'Neill was asked about Stormont 's finances. In particular she was asked about whether Stormont parties had pledged to introduce measures to raise more money in Northern Ireland .In December, the government offered a £3.
3bn funding package to restore devolution at Stormont, which is due to be released soon. The major condition attached to the package was a willingness to raise more funds locally through taxes or charges. But Sinn Féin deputy leader Ms O'Neill denied she had "signed up to revenue raising" and added that she did not believe other parties had agreed either."I'm saying very clearly that you can't burden people who are living through a cost of living crisis with additional household bills whilst their public services are declinin
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