Labour leader Ivana Bacik said a mini-budget was urgently required. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar disagreed saying the public will know 'no later than Tuesday' what additional cost-of-living measures are to be introduced by the Government | Read more:
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there is"no requirement for a mini-budget", but the public will know"no later than Tuesday" what additional cost-of-living measures are to be introduced by the Government.He said there would be targetted measures because people on lower incomes are"suffering the most".
He was replying to Labour leader Ivana Bacik, who said a mini-budget was urgently required, citing a constituent in Dublin Bay South who had received a district heating bill of €1,700.Deputy Bacik said it was good to hear the Government acknowledged that people are still struggling despite the budgetary measures they had introduced but added the Labour Party had warned this would be the case last autumn.
Paschal Donohoe made the comments ahead of a meeting of the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment tomorrow. He said himself, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath and other ministers will make recommendations to the coalition party leaders."So, what I am really looking to recognise is that we can see some positive signs regarding inflation beginning to change, regarding growth holding up but for many in our country at the moment prices are still high and the cost of living is unaffordable."
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