Jim Power: It's time the left accepts that demonising high earners will kill the goose that lays the golden egg

The top 20% of income earners pay 77% of income tax and USC collected while the bottom 75% of income earners, contribute just 18%

Food price inflation continues to increase with the cost of living the main focus on the upcoming budget. File picture: Damian Coleman

With just six weeks to go to the earlier than usual budget offering, speculation is mounting about what the budgetary package might contain. 

The background for the budget is very challenging in many respects, but not all.