Minister for Finance Michael McGrath – followed by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe – will be setting out the detail of what is, more than likely, the pre-election budget.
This year’s budget, like its predecessor, is all about the cost-of-living crisis and how the State continues to deal with it and The Irish Times will bring you all the latest news, analysis and comment online and in print.
If you have some catching up to do, visit our Budget 2024 site where you will find all you need to know about what’s been happening.
Here is how our Budget 2024 coverage will unfold:
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Tuesday morning
Join The Irish Times budget team and our in-house experts for the budget live blog, which will bring you the build-up to the Ministers’ speeches, keep you in touch with the latest breaking news, the details of new measures, initial reaction, and the best of social media comment.
During the live blog, our politics team will also provide instant analysis of the budget measures as they are announced. We’ll also keep you up to date across all our social media platforms.
Lunchtime
Michael McGrath takes to his feet in the Dáil for his speech, to be followed by Paschal Donohoe. As well as the live blog, we will bring you a rolling summary of the main points and highlights as they emerge. We will also be live streaming the speeches on our Budget 2023 site.
After the speech
Our budget calculator, in association with PwC, will let you work out what it means for your pocket. Plus, we will have quick analysis from our political, business and news teams, including columnists Cliff Taylor and Miriam Lord and all the details of what the changes will mean for you.
We will be emailing a special Business Today Budget 2024 digest, if you wish to receive it, sign up here.
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Video
We will be providing video analysis and reaction from Leinster House plus the budget speeches will be live streamed on our website.
Podcasts
Business editor Ciarán Hancock will host a special edition of the Inside Business podcast, which will be available for download in the late afternoon.
Our politics team will discuss how Mr McGrath and Mr Donohoe performed, in a special Inside Politics podcast that will be available on Wednesday morning.
Ask the Experts Q&A
Our online Q&A is now open for your questions. Dominic Coyle from The Irish Times and Maireád Harbron from PwC will answer your questions from 7am on Wednesday.
Notifications
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Special Budget 2024 supplement
Published on Wednesday morning, The Irish Times’s 10-page Budget 2024 supplement will spell out exactly what the budget means for you with the latest news, top-class analysis and comment plus reaction from individuals and businesses around the country.
