Executive agrees draft NI budget

Assembly members are to hear the details on Thursday

The Northern Ireland Executive has unanimously agreed a draft budget and programme for government to cover the next three years.

Ministers also agreed a draft 10-year investment strategy at a meeting on Tuesday.

Details of the documents will be unveiled to the Northern Ireland Assembly on Thursday.

Stormont sources have confirmed to the BBC that the executive's key priority will be economic development.

The sources say the ability of the executive to agree the budget puts in context the recent emphasis on the disagreements between ministers.