Varadkar: No ‘big bazooka measure’ on cost of living or carbon tax offset

The Tánaiste has played down hopes for another major Government intervention in tackling the rising cost of living

Leo Varadkar has said the Government will bring forward new measures to tackle the cost of living (John Stillwell/PA)

Government leaders will meet on Monday to discuss measures to offset upcoming carbon tax increases, but there will be no "big bazooka", the Tánaiste has warned.

Speaking in Dublin on Friday morning, Leo Varadkar sought to temper expectations about what measures the public can expect when the three party leaders meet with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath.