Clare Fm - Podcasts

Budget 2025 is set to be announced in the coming minutes. TDs have been filing into the Dáil chamber, ahead of Jack Chambers' first budget as Finance Minister. It's the biggest budget in the history of the State and has a Late Late Show feel to it with something for everyone in the audience. Jack Chambers will get to splash the cash like few before in his first budget and along with Paschal Donohoe they'll deliver a pre-election giveaway. There's 12 euro a week increases for those on social welfare, A 1.5 billion euro package of one off payments to those on social benefits, A baby bonus of 420 euro for parents of newborns, Cuts to income tax and the USC, 250 euro worth of energy credits, Free schoolbooks for children up to Leaving Cert, As well as extra funding for the big picture items like housing, health and childcare, And that's all before they announce what they plan to do with 17 billion euro from the Apple tax and AIB shares money. The finer details are on the way, with Jack Chambers taking