A voucher scheme that would provide every household in Northern Ireland with £200 to spend in local shops is one of the measures proposed by the Stormont Executive.
A budget of £95 million is being set aside for what is called the High Street Voucher Scheme. Finance Minister Conor Murphy told the Assembly this afternoon that it be early next year before the plan becomes operational.
The power-sharing Executive is also ring-fencing £150 million to provide businesses with rates relief in the next financial year.
Manufacturing industries that have not benefitted from the rates holiday currently in operation will be able to access a new £20 million fund.