Likely September budget will help families 'immediately': Taoiseach

Micheál Martin says Budget 2023 will help hard-pressed families, but warned that it must not add to inflationary pressure

Taoiseach Miche​ál Martin said Budget 2023 'has to combine pay, tax, and the core expenditure envelopes for every department,' after Friday's Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The budget will include "immediate" measures to help households with the cost of living, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking after a special meeting of the Fianna Fáil party, Micheál Martin said members had raised childcare, pensions, and measures to mitigate costs for families as the key priorities ahead of Budget 2023.