Budget 2026 live: Package full of once-off measures ‘just wasn’t possible’, says Taoiseach; immediate jump in fuel and cigarette prices

The Government announced an extensive package on Tuesday

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has delivered his statement for Budget 2026 to the Dáil. Video: Oireachtas TV

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