No upcoming giveaway budget to woo voters, Donohoe says

Finance Minister Michael McGrath indicated last week that the  next budget will contain some once-off payments to help support the public

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said past budgets were driven by 'inflation going through the roof'. Picture:Dan Linehan

There will be no giveaway budget in a bid to win votes, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

With a general election set to come in the months after this year's budget, there has been some suggestion that Mr Donohoe and Finance Minister Michael McGrath could use the projected budget surplus to woo voters ahead of an election.