What we can expect on Budget Day

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe at the Department of Finance with Budget 2023. Picture: Moya Nolan

The printing presses for Budget 2023 will kick into life at 3am on Tuesday morning after ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath signed off on their €10bn package on Monday.

Budget day is one of those important set-pieces in the political calendar, filled with fanfare, rumours, and intense pressure on journalists to get the last tidbits on giveaways and cuts before they are announced in the Dáil chamber.