Childcare costs cut and welfare payments increased in Government's €11bn 'cost of living' budget

Childcare costs cut and welfare payments increased in Government's €11bn 'cost of living' budget

Minister for Finance Pascal Donohue pictured in the Department of Finance prior to the delivery of Budget 2023. Picture: Government Information Service

The Government has delivered the largest budget in the history of the State in response to the cost of living crisis.

An €11bn package will be split between new measures and once-off payments worth hundreds of euro.

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