Today’s budget, the first of the current Government, contained a package of measures totalling €9.4bn. The Government is providing an additional €8.1bn in spending increases and €1.3bn in tax cuts for next year. In addition, spending overruns across many departments have been absorbed into the base for next year, with voted spending in 2025 nearly €3.7bn higher (+3.4%) than was projected in last year’s budget.