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# Cost of Living

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October's Budget will target those most in need, says Taoiseach
Housing is government's 'biggest failure', Social Democrats say at national conference
Opinion: EU moves to tackle food insecurity cannot be at the expense of others
Colm Markey
Bausch and Lomb management willing to meet union in bid to halt planned work stoppages
Govt won't be dropping motorway tolls as part of its plan to tackle the cost-of-living surge
Public service pay talks are now officially underway
Hopes rise that Budget 2023 will introduce new 30% tax band to help squeezed middle
No 'magic money tree' to help with fuel costs, says minister as pump prices jump above €2 a litre
FactFind: Has the Irish Government done 'a lot more' than the UK to reduce the cost of living?
Ryan signals need for social welfare and tax changes to get country through 'very difficult period'
Over eight in ten will monitor spending more closely this year, An Post says
Petrol prices rise over €2 per litre mark following EU announcement of Russian oil ban
Spending watchdog warns that inflation crisis could hurt govt's budget for big ticket plans
Three in five people believe they will have to cut back on food spending over the coming year
Extra Fuel Allowance payment of €100 to be issued this week
Ivana Bacik: Something has to give as costs soar - Ireland needs a pay rise
Ivana Bacik
Parents paying nearly €800 in monthly fees per child in childcare, report finds
Despite prices falling at the pump, annual Irish consumer price inflation hit 7% in April — a 22-year high
Opinion: Out-of-pocket expenses for workers are way too high in Ireland
Dr Laura Bambrick
Rising fuel prices push motorists to reconsider their car usage
McGrath gives the green light to exploratory talks on public service pay
Eurozone inflation hits record high of 7.5% as growth slows amid Ukraine war
Prison officers call for pay rise as prison service to break away from Department of Justice
Government to reduce childcare costs 'considerably' in the next Budget
Consumer sentiment falls sharply for second month in a row as cost of living crisis spirals
Four in five people think next month's Carbon Tax increase should be delayed
New energy security plan outlines how Ireland will offset prices and 'potential shocks'
UK inflation soared to 30-year high of 7% last month
New Government measures will 'more than offset' the increase in carbon tax, says Varadkar
VAT on gas and electricity could be cut to 9% under Government proposals to tackle cost of living crisis
Bus fares everywhere outside Dublin are 20% cheaper from today
Raise social welfare rates to shield struggling households from spiralling inflation, experts say
Opinion: I am one of 'generation rent' - it sounds like a joke but we've stopped laughing
Conor Brummell
Dublin Bus fares can't be cut before May as on-board machines need to be manually recalibrated
Party leaders meeting next week on cost of living package but no ‘big bazooka measure’ expected
Cost of living anxieties mount as inflation accelerates to 6.7% in March
Further package of measures to help ease the cost of living to be approved next week
To defer or not to defer? Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to debate motions on carbon tax hike
'Real' incomes to fall for first time since 2013 with inflation outpacing wage growth
Poll: Do you plan to take shorter showers to cut costs and save energy?