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Budget 2025: What We Know So Far

Budget 2025 is being viewed as targeting new parents, workers and pensioners, and Taoiseach Simon Harris has discussed what the budget will mean for people in Kildare

A Kfm Exclusive on how Kildare people feel about Budget 2025 will be published shortly.

A social welfare package of €2.7b will highlight one of the biggest Budgets in the history of the State.

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers will be delivering his first budget at 1pm today.

Budget 2025 is being viewed as targeting new parents, workers and pensioners.

Two double-payments of child benefit is expected to be given out before Christmas, along with a one-off €250 electricity credit.

One of the last measures agreed was a new pensioners pass allowing over 70s to bring a friend or loved one with them for free on public transport.

Free public transport for children is to be expected from next summer.

The school books scheme is due to be extended all the way to the Leaving Cert.

It’s understood third level student contribution fees are to be cut by €1,000 again this year.

It’s the third year in a row fees have been cut in cost of living packages.

Core social welfare rates will rise by €12 a week.

There will be a €420 baby boost payment of Child Benefit to new parents, as well as increased to maternity and paternity benefit.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will announce an expansion of the publicly funded IVF scheme as part of the Budget 2025.

Taoiseach Simon Harris says he's conscious of what the budget will mean for people in Kildare:

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