No attempt made to address pensions inequity in Budget 2022

While the National Minimum Wage will go up to €10.50 in January, this will not be much use to lower paid workers

The average private sector pension pot in Ireland is €126,000. At current rates of return, a pensioner with this average pot would be lucky to draw a pension of €3,150 per year. File photo: PA

Perhaps it is a function of modern coalition government, but there were no real surprises on budget day.

The taxation package was mostly leaked, the capital expenditure programme was all announced in the National Development Plan, leaving little for budget day.