Host Ciarán Hancock is joined by guests to pore over the main points of Budget 2025.
The €10.5 billion package has a range of measures, including the threshold for higher income tax rate rising to €44,000, the minimum wage gets an 80 cent bump to €13.50 an hour, the USC rate will be cut to three per cent, income credits will increase by €125, and a €12 weekly increase to welfare and pension payments.
On the panel:
Michael Rooney, EY Ireland Tax Partner
Mick Bailey returns to board of property group Bovale having previously been disqualified as a company director
Meta Ireland staff seek legal advice over latest job cuts at tech giant
Storm Éowyn causes €500m damage to forests
The Irish connection to Banksy’s painting that’s expected to fetch as much as €6m at auction
Elaine Dunne, chairperson of the Federation of Early Childhood providers
Cliff Taylor, Irish Times Managing Editor
Jenifer Bray, Irish Times Political Correspondent
Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.