Budget 2026

Per the above post, the economic mismanagement here, for the last twenty years etc, is obscene! If the massive corporation tax take ceased, it would be a sight to behold ! Imagine them tinkering with the worlds most generous welfare state and how it would be torture for them to touch it.

Tightening belts may not work. In the next recession the Government may massively increase income taxes and go after people's savings and pensions. Where else could they possibly get money. They are not going to slash the dole and child benefit.

https://www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opinion/ian-guider-credibility-of-donohoe-and-chambers-at-stake-on-tuesday-in-budget-2026/

"If it were not for the miracle of ongoing record corporation tax receipts, we would be heading for a deficit this year of around €8 billion, according to IFAC. This is no way to run an economy at the best of times, let alone amid today’s uncertainty."

You can read any number of articles today in the sunday business post, on the government's wreckless spending ... don't worry, all pf these absolute fools,POD, Chambers and mickey mouse, will be sailing off into the sunset with their big pay and pensions, when they bring the **** crashing down again...

They need to massively up the lpt for a start, wont happen. Increase social housimg rents. Take far more into the tax net, as per the above. Non of this will happen...

I'm not sure why people are complaining. We had a general election less than 12 months ago. Over 80% of first preference votes were cast for the govt parties or parties with the same fiscal outlook. There has been budget after budget where the higher rate cut off point hasn't followed inflation, where welfare recipients get more than workers, where public expenditure has ballooned, where the split of expenditure increases vs tax cuts has massively favoured the former. Anyone shocked at this simply hadn't been paying attention

We're getting what the vast majority of people voted for, end of. Not happy? Maybe think of that next time one has a ballot paper in one's hands

Oh and are we going to carry on with the pretence that FF & FG are centrist or even *stifles laughter* right wing

It would be fascinating to see! Like you say, they'll do nothing. They'll borrow to the hilt again as that's the easy way out, like the last time... difficult decisions? Lol... the place is already a basket case, why not reform now ? They said they would... because they have no interest in it, too much like work...

"Because we're in the absolutely unbelievable situation where the alternative party are actually worse"

Why anger then and not relief?

April is bonus month in my workplace. Without fail you'll hear people who've voted FF/FG complain that 52% has gone up in smoke. When I tell them to stop complaining about what they voted for I usually get a "but SF would be worse" response. There is then silence when I ask why are then not relieved it's only 52% and not higher?

No party will move rightward (and any move right would simply pull them towards the centre) until they're forced to. Tell canvassers on the doorstep why you won't vote for their party and then follow through by not voting for them. Maybe we need a dail full of independents for parties to actually cop on.

But this won't happen. People will continue to vote for the usual suspects when they know (or should know) what the outcome will be; then complain when they get that same outcome.

The furore over this is basically "I can't believe we're getting left wing fiscal policies from the fiscally left wing parties we voted for"

Where is Lucinda Creighton when you need her, more balls and talent than the rest of those wasters in the Dail combined...

Those wasters in rte were mentioned above, whike we are on them, they are massively responsible for where we are as a country, dir to being a government mouth piece. Have they ever done welfare documentary as are common in other states, ever held a debate on the welfare state ?

There are also 30 000 extra homes a year being built. They will get the license fee from those, so why in god's name , should the license fee, ever increase again, to fund that overpaid, overstaffed government propaganda?

We're on the same page, simply tell them when you see them on the street, when they come to your door, email them. Tell them you're not interested in their **** governance and it needs to change...

thats right. What would you call an obscene welfare state and a marginal rate of tax , that kicks in over a nothing income ? Right wing ? 🤣

What are you talking about Willis? The no change regarding income tax, is from the horses mouth, pascale odonohue. If its more kite flying, it really is pathetic...

Elaborate on the bubble bit, you're in the bubble, this is reality...

doesn’t look like a good budget at all most aren’t but the last 2 years for me have been good , I also think instead of giving the energy credits in the past they should have just given more people eligible , I wonder if the government are worried about trumps tariffs or what