The Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe today announced what he described as a “cost-of-living budget" worth a total of €11bn.

The budget included one-off measures worth €4.1bn and core budget measures of €6.9bn.

There were wins for parents and families with childcare fees to be slashed by 25%; however, pubs and restaurants will be less happy, with the VAT rate set to return to 13.5% from March 2023.

You can see the full breakdown of everything Minister Donohoe announced here.

Meanwhile, everything announced by the Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath is available here.

The main points from both are available here: