Tomorrow Tuesday at 1pm Ireland Budget 2025. What to expect ... !!!

Tomorrow Tuesday at 1pm Ireland Budget 2025. What to expect ... !!!

Earlier in the day, the alliance leaders and senior ministers engaged in high-level discussions ahead of the budget announcement at 1 pm on Tuesday. Leaders will meet again tonight.

 The budget is to include a cost-of-living package of €2 billion and a number of one-off payments. Once off social welfare payments will be paid before and after Christmas, including two double child benefit payments before Christmas, fuel surcharges and living alone allowances.

• Two double child benefit payments
• Two €125 energy credits will also form part of the package, which will be taken up on bills later this year.
• Double child benefit payment
• Double fuel allowance payment
• Social welfare payments increase by €12, such as the pension and jobseekers' allowance
• Extension of Eligibility Criteria for Free IVF Scheme 
• Free HRT for women
• Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is expected to announce €30 million in funding for new drugs in the 2025 budget.
• A €35 million package for women's healthcare will also be announced
• Free public transport will be extended to all children below the age of nine
• Free school books will be extended to the Leaving Cert
• The Help-to-Buy scheme will be extended till 2029 
• Double the number of shelters for victims of gender-based crimes
• Funding for schools to purchase digital pouches to lock students' mobile phones during class
• Funding for 800-1,000 gardaí, training allowance increased to €354
• 1,100 extra prisons will be added over the next five years, funding for 350 more staff and an 8% increase in criminal legal aid fees
• USC's 4% rate has been reduced to 3%
• A €2,000 increase in the top rate threshold for income tax, bringing it to €44,000
• The rental tax credit will be increased to €1,000
• The inheritance tax threshold will increase from €335,000 to €400,000 for children, with further changes for other siblings and relatives.
• Stamp duty on bulk purchase of houses will be increased from 10 per cent to 15 per cent. 
• An increase in the price of cigarettes is expected