Eamon Ryan 'would not object' to bringing budget forward to September

Eamon Ryan said that Cabinet will make a decision around the move early next week.

The idea of an earlier Budget has been floated in government circles as a compromise between setting out a long-term plan and intervening in the cost of living crisis sooner than October.

The Green Party leader says that he would "not object" to this year's Budget being held in September.

The idea has been floated in government circles as a compromise between setting out a long-term plan and intervening in the cost of living crisis sooner than October.