Government looking at energy tax cuts, welfare increases, and higher tax reliefs

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. Picture: Moya Nolan

Tackling energy costs, increasing welfare benefits, and examining tax reliefs are the main measures being examined to reduce cost-of-living pressures on people, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Mr Donohoe said work is under way in identifying further options to help ease the pressures families are currently facing.