Jim Power: Government takes a scattergun approach to fiscal policy

I fail to see evidence that the economy is overheating, as evidenced by the deceleration in the inflation rate to 0.2% in September, writes Jim Power

The budget had a very short-term focus, with a significant amount of expenditure occurring in the cost-of-living package, and further significant expenditure and tax commitments in 2025. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Taoiseach said on the morning of the budget that he had no apologies to make for giving people back some of their own money, and this is certainly what his Government did in Budget 2025.

Never were the two relevant ministers faced with such an array of riches.