Black and Red
| 12:30 UK time, Friday, 1 August 2008
The full accounts for the DUP and UUP weren't immediately to hand when I went to air the other day so we used the separate assembly party figures we were able to download. The full accounts make interesting reading. The DUP's general party account for 2007 shows an operating surplus of £40,446 while the cash flow statement shows an overdraft of £108,718. The total income is up to £374,000.
As for the Ulster Unionist party, it certainly needs a rich partner - are you listening David Cameron? Its full accounts contain the admission that it's been a "difficult year" for the UUP, citing the pressures of fighting assembly election in march.
The party's deficit for 2007 was a whopping £405,000.
There was some good news however - membership and subscription fees are up - to £260,000 (from £180,000 in 2006). The campaign expenditure made a dent of £273,000.
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