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Local Fianna Fáil Deputy, Robert Tro,y has said that a package of supports for third-level students and researchers to help with the cost of education will be an enormous help as they prepare for a new term in college.

The recent Budget 2024, announced by Minister for Finance Michael McGrath, contains some measures specific to motoring.

Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, announced the Budget for 2024 on Tuesday, 10 October. The minister outlined a multibillion package of spending increases, once-off payments and tax cuts. The Galway Advertiser took to the streets of Galway city to get the views of civilians, and while there were positives, there was an overwhelming concern about the rise in the cost-of-living.

The Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, presented the fourth Budget of the coalition Government on Tuesday. This Budget was framed against a backdrop of the ongoing war in the Ukraine, concerns about persistent inflation and the perceived windfall nature of corporation tax receipts.

Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, has announced in Budget 2024 that free school books will be administered for students up to junior cycle. This measure will cost €67 million, and will benefit over 200,000 children, amounting to €310 per child. Primary school books were already free, but this has been increased to the first three years of secondary school as part of a €55 million package.

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Athlone Chamber of Commerce hosted a pre-Budget business breakfast on Wednesday last in the Athlone Springs Hotel with a panel of experts including Minister for Finance Deputy Michael McGrath.

Week II

The VAT on defibrillators is a “tax on saving lives” and must be scrapped, the Irish Heart Foundation insisted in its pre-Budget submission this week.

Fianna Fáil Senator Aidan Davitt has called for a debate on Ireland corporate tax rate.