The Irish Government has unveiled a 14 billion euro budget package it insists balances the needs of today with the future wellbeing of the economy.Finance minister Michael McGrath said Budget 2024 was framed against a backdrop of "global uncertainty".The package agreed by the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green Party coalition in Dublin includes a 5.27 billion euro increase in public spending.

The Irish Government has unveiled a 14 billion euro budget package it insists balances the needs of today with the future wellbeing of the economy.Finance minister Michael McGrath said Budget 2024 was framed against a backdrop of "global uncertainty".The package agreed by the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Green Party coalition in Dublin includes a 5.27 billion euro increase in public spending.