Elaine Loughlin: When it comes to this budget, even an extra €2.3bn won’t make it easy

Take apart the detail of the summer economic statement and the billions begin to dwindle. In other words — not everyone will get what they want in Budget 2023

So, €6.7bn is this year’s magic budget number.

Similar to calculating the distance to the moon or the number of people on hospital waiting lists, it’s a figure so astronomical most people would find it difficult to fully comprehend.