BUDGET 2026: VAT rate for apartment building cut to ease housing crisis

The Finance Minister says Budget 2026 will see more permanent investment in things like capital infrastructure.

Paschal Donohoe will announce the details of next year's budget around 1pm.

There will be no income tax changes or one-off cost of living supports, while the VAT rate for food hospitality and apartment construction will be cut.

Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe says details of the childcare measures are still unclear:

Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland, says it will be interesting to see what the government will commit to:

Seamus Boland, CEO of Irish Rural Link, says the Local Link transport system requires serious attention in the Budget: