Ireland’s Budget for 2027 was announced earlier this week.

The €8.5 billion package included €1.3 billion in personal tax measures, higher social welfare payments, childcare changes, housing measures and significant departmental spending.

It’s claimed that lower- and middle-income earners will benefit from tax cuts. The opposition parties say it does not go far enough to support people during the current cost-of-living crisis, while the Fiscal Advisory Council is also unhappy, claiming that the Budget will increase the country’s reliance on high-risk corporation tax.

Junior Minister and Sligo-Leitrim Deputy Frank Feighan and Sinn Féin finance spokesperson, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty, shared very contrasting views on Budget 2027 on this morning’s North West Today.