Ireland Morning Brief: Budget Tightrope as Poverty Rises and Prices Bite

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has confirmed that workers can expect 'a few hundred euro' in tax relief from a modest €1.5bn tax package in the upcoming October budget. Speaking at the Fianna Fáil think-in in Tullamore, Chambers stressed that this is just the start of a multi-year plan to lighten the tax burden in a 'progressive and sustainable way.' The Coalition's decision to extend temporary fuel excise cuts until the end of October, costing an...