Budget 2022: Tánaiste confirms welfare spending to rise

Leo Varadkar acknowledged prices were rising and said there would be a welfare package to counteract the soaring cost of living

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar: 'What we're seeing is a return to inflation... it's very much a reality for families, for consumers, and certainly businesses.'
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The Tánaiste has confirmed there will be an increase in welfare spending in the upcoming budget.

Leo Varadkar was speaking during leader's questions on Tuesday, after Labour Party leader Alan Kelly queried whether the Government had a plan to tackle the impact of inflation on consumers.