When asked about the introduction of tax varying powers to the Assembly, most of the panel believed it would be a good thing. Stephen Farry said it would bring a greater degree of ‘responsibility and accountability’. Mickey Brady said Sinn Fein were ‘very much in favour. The only person to disagree was Danny Kennedy, UUP, who thought it would lead to tax increases and said that ‘most people find that they are already overburdened’.

What do you think of giving the Assembly’s greater degree of autonomy with respect to tax laws?