Labour want to cap childcare costs at €200 a month and €9 a month public transport ticket

The party is proposing a €400 carbon tax credit, an increase in social welfare rates by €20 from October, and a double payment in October and December

(Left to right) Leader of the Labour Party in Ireland Ivana Bacik, Spokesperson for Finance Ged Nash, Senator Marie Sherlock and Senator Rebecca Moynihan at the Labour Party's pre-Budget submission. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Labour is calling on the Government to immediately introduce a cap on childcare costs of €200 a month, which would cost the State €275m in 2023.

The party also wants a €9 per month “climate public transport ticket” — which would cost €300m for a six-month trial basis — as well as free GP care for all under 18s which would cost the Exchequer €100m.