Gerard Brady: Government must manage budget expectations with less cash

Budget 2025 should be about setting out a vision for the next five years, rather than providing a sugar rush for five months 

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Finance Minister Michael McGrath expect to increase permanent public spending by no more than €4.5bn in Budget 2025. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

This week the Government published its stability programme update, a functional document but one which will impact the finances of every household in the country. It sets out the Department of Finance’s forecasts for where the economy is heading.

Also, the document sets out the early parameters of the coming budget.