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Stormont Approves £100 Shopping Voucher To Spend Locally.

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Its aimed at boosting the economy.

People in the North will soon get to go a shopping trip - paid for by Stormont.

Adults are going to be given a 100 pound voucher - to spend on the high street.

It's to try to give the economy a boost in the wake of lockdown.

Last month the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland said it hoped to launch the scheme after the 12th of September - but it hasn't happened yet.

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons says an announcement's imminent

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