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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.