Budget 2024 Ireland Update. News uk & ireland europe usa & canada. Increased public services for scotland, wales and northern ireland.

Ireland’s fiscal outlook is broadly positive with a surplus of €8.4 billion being projected for 2024 and a reduction in the rate of inflation from 5.25% for 2023 down to 2.9% for 2024. Among the announcements made this afternoon include an increase in social welfare weekly rates, a change in tax and usc rates, as well as a cut.