Ciarán Hancock is joined by guests to pore over the main elements of Budget 2026.

The €9.4 billion package includes a minimum wage increase of 65c to €14.15c per hour, a €10 across-the-board increase to core weekly welfare payments, but no once-offs like double child benefit payments and electricity credits.

On the panel:

Cliff Taylor, Managing Editor, The Irish Times

Frank O’Neill, Tax Partner, EY Ireland

Sean Collender, President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland

Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent, The Irish Times

Produced by John Casey.

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