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Budget 2025 A "Missed Opportunity" - Midlands TD

Wednesday, 2 October 2024 06:36

Laois Offaly Deputy Carol Nolan noted many blind spots from the Government.

Budget 2025 lacks a long term vision for the economy, according to a midlands TD. 

Laois Offaly Deputy Carol Nolan is praising certain decisions from the State, such as the Carers' Credit and the disregard of a means test for fuel allowance for those aged 66 and over.

However, she noted many blind spots from the Government, including a lack of adequate support for the haulage sector and a refusal to reduce the VAT rate for hospitality businesses.

Deputy Nolan says Budget 2025 was a missed opportunity:

The Public Expenditure Minister has admitted there's a risk of overheating the economy as a result of the increased Budget spending.

However, Paschal Donohoe defended breaching the coalition's own spending rules, arguing people need a financial break. 

The Finance Minister has hit out at opposition criticism of Budget 2025. 

Social Democrats leader Roisin Shortall said the spending was like 'a Bertie Ahern budget' in the Dáil last night.

But Finance Minister Jack Chambers says despite the lavish spending, the opposition would have been even less prudent:

Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Toibín says it has been an 'election budget' to buy people's votes with their own money:

Read more: Budget 2025: Increase In Social Welfare And One-Off Payment Announcements

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