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06 Sept 2025

LIVE: Watch Budget 2025 speeches as full details are revealed in the Dáil

Government set to announce €8.3 billion worth of measures ahead of general election

Billions of euro worth of tax cuts and child-related supports will be among the key measures unveiled in Budget 2025 which will be announced in the Dáil this Tuesday afternoon.

The Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party government is set to unveil €8.3 billion worth of measures in the budget which will be the last before the general election.

Budget 2025, to be officially unveiled by Minister Jack Chambers and Minister Paschal Donohoe, is expected to include changes to income tax thresholds, a cut to the Universal Social Charge and an increase in most social welfare payments.

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The government will also announce a €2 billion cost-of-living package including punter-friendly energy credits and two double child benefit payments.

Click above to watch the proceedings in Dáil as they happen and stay tuned for further updates and analysis across the afternoon and evening.

Coverage of Budget 2025 brought to you in association with North Midlands Credit Union

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