Government's Double Bind: €400M Health Overspend and Lagging Climate Targets as Budget 2027 Looms

The coalition government faces a stark choice in Budget 2027: pour money into fixing a €400 million health overspend or accelerate a failing climate retrofit program. Budget 2027 is promised as a "cost of living" budget on October 6, but the numbers show critical public services are hemorrhaging cash while long-term targets slip away. For you, this means the government's wallet is stretched thin between immediate crises and future commitments.

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