Sinn Féin proposes 2025 budget with cost-of-living measures, including abolishing Universal Social Charge, increasing child benefits, and building social homes.

Sinn Féin has proposed an alternative budget for 2025 aimed at alleviating the cost-of-living crisis. Key proposals include abolishing the Universal Social Charge for incomes up to €45,000, introducing €10 daily childcare, and increasing child benefits. The budget plans to build 21,500 social homes, cut student fees, and implement new taxes on luxury items. Critics, including Fine Gael, have questioned the financial viability of these measures.

September 26, 2024
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