Budget 2023 Budget to include 6.5% spending increase to tackle cost of livingThis year’s Budget will be brought forward by two weeks to September 27, the government announced as part of today’s Summer Economic Statement
Politics Fuel and energy tax cuts to be extended as part of €2bn budget packageAs the cost of living crisis continues to bite, cabinet ministers are due to sign off tomorrow on the Summer Economic Statement, which will give an update on the framework for the upcoming budget
Industrial Relations Government holds out on revised pay offer for 340,000 public sector workersTánaiste Leo Varadkar had earlier claimed that he expected the government to re-engage and make a ‘further offer’
Public Sector Unions refusing to re-enter talks unless government improves on its €1.2 billion pay offerGovernment unwilling to go above 5 per cent, while unions claim the offer must close the gap with inflation rate currently running at 7.8 per cent
Employment Susan O’Keeffe: McGrath can follow KFC’s lead as he approaches crunch talks on a wing and a prayerThe Public Expenditure Minister will have to be creative when he steps into the Work Relations Commission to negotiate pay rises for the public sector
Infrastructure Snowballing costs of current state projects ‘could scupper future NDP plans’ The Office of Government Procurement has warned that public works yet to be tendered for could be jeopardised by inflation-driven cost overruns in the present
Economics Competitiveness watchdog warns state to temper response to pay demandsChair of NCPC says Ireland should beware the risks of chasing inflation with ever-higher wages, as happened in the 1970s and 1980s
Infrastructure Government to access €400m of unspent capital for NDP projectsPublic Expenditure Minister has announced that the state will pay 70 per cent of construction cost inflation on recently signed public works contracts to safeguard key projects
Infrastructure Review of roads budget gets underway as construction inflation spikesThe review by Transport Infrastructure Ireland is seeking to determine ‘how much the current budget can deliver’, and how many projects can be progressed
inflation Builders ‘downing tools’ on major road projects as construction prices soarIndustry representative warns backlog is growing as schemes are deferred, and says prices must be adjusted to ensure delivery
ICTU boss says industrial action ‘inevitable’ if pay deal unaltered Kevin Callinan, president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, said current agreement wasn’t ‘fit for purpose’ following leap in inflation
McGrath questioned Donnelly over HSE governance after health tapes revelationsThe Minister of Public Expenditure sought clarity from the Minister for Health regarding his department’s management of the HSE’s finances, in the wake of a Business Post investigation
Donohoe warns no more can be done to offset inflation impactPublishing the government’s stability programme update last week, the finance minister said that its €1 billion package was as far as the state could go to buffer the effects of rising prices
Government considers possibility of payment scheme for housing Ukrainian refugeesThe public expenditure minister says officials are evaluating the practicalities of any such scheme and liaising with other departments but no developed plan is in place
Key projects in €165bn development plan at risk as inflation bitesLatest figures from the CSO show that the price of construction materials are up almost 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year, while builders say fixed pricing makes contracts commercially unattractive or unviable
Plan for 20% remote working in civil service publishedThe 54-page document has been eagerly awaited by civil servants
Ireland can afford to take in Ukrainian refugees, McGrath saysThe Minister for Public Expenditure said that the prospect of 100,000 refugees coming into the country could have significant cost implications across a range of departments
Extra measures to tackle cost of living must be once-off, McGrath warnsGovernment rules out ‘mini-budget’, increases to social welfare and tax cuts from support package
Public sector workers to seek inflation-busting pay increasesThe move comes as the government prepares to accept a recommendation to shorten the working week for many state employees by reversing a previous decision to extend their hours
Ministers approved €53k salary boost for new Horse Racing Ireland chiefSuzanne Eade was appointed to the role late last year on an annual wage of €190,000, despite the starting salary for the position being €137,356