Budget planner tots up cost of baby’s first year

A BABY budget planner for parents-to-be to calculate the cost of an infant’sfirst year has been launched.

The National Consumer Agency (NCA) published a planner on its personal finance website to help first-time parents draw up a realistic budget to keep spending on target before their newborn arrives.

Chief executive Ann Fitzgerald said www.itsyourmoney.ie features initial expenses as well as other costs such as childcare.