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Financial Accounts

The Council’s financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2008 is as set out in the District Fund - Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet.

These financial statements have been prepared in line with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: A Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and the Department of the Environment Accounts Direction, Circular LG 05/08 dated 6 March 2008. It is the purpose of this foreword to explain the financial facts in relation to the Council. Comparative figures have been restated to take account of changes in accounting treatment as a result of the SORP.

This Statement of Accounts explains Newry & Mourne District Council's finances during the financial year 2007/2008 and its financial position at the end of that year. It follows approved accounting standards and is necessarily technical in parts.

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