Carbon tax pause on home heating oil and a 'significant' childcare package in budget 2027, says Martin
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has outlined plans for the upcoming budget, focusing on cost-of-living relief for families. Key measures include a pause on carbon tax increases for home heating oil and a significant childcare support package.
Why it matters
These fiscal policies directly impact household disposable income and energy affordability for Irish citizens during a period of economic pressure.
THIS YEAR’S BUDGET has to be about “easing the pressure on families and households”, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said this evening.
Speaking to the media ahead of his speech at the annual Fianna Fáil Cairde Fáil event in Dublin, Martin indicated there will be no further increases on carbon tax on home heating oil and kerosene.
He also confirmed there will be a Christmas bonus payment for those in receipt of social welfare payments.
Asked about the return of energy credits, the Taoiseach failed to rule them out, stating there has been no discussion on that matter yet in the budget talks.
Martin said the “cost of living is a key issue” and there will be a variety of items in this year’s budget such as taxation measures, income tax changes, improvements in the disability payment and a “significant” package for childcare.
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