We need to ‘pull down’ government spending, Paschal Donohoe saysThe Budget Day package will be worth €9.4 billion and will not be accompanied by a cost of living package of measures.
Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald clash over inflation pressures on familiesThe Sinn Féin leader said the Government will be throwing struggling families ‘under the bus’ in October’s budget.
Spike in cost of some food and drink products over last year, CSO findsFood inflation rose by 4.6% since June of last year, more than double that of the general Consumer Price Index (CPI).