Government set to agree to €8.5bn package for Budget 2027

Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris and public expenditure minister Jack Chambers are due to unveil the summer economic statement on Wednesday

Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers and Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris are due to unveil the summer economic statement, which will set the spending and taxation parameters for this year's budget. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Government is set to agree an €8.5bn Budget 2027 package on Wednesday, including €7bn in additional spending and €1.5bn in tax measures.

Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris and public expenditure minister Jack Chambers are due to unveil the summer economic statement, which will set the spending and taxation parameters for this year's budget.