Show Notes
Budget 2027 promises more money in workers' pockets, limits on childcare costs and continued relief at the pumps. But will the measures make a meaningful difference to household finances, or leave families struggling with the cost of living?
Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell debate the Government's priorities and who stands to gain on #TonightVMTV.
On the show with presenter Shane Coleman:
Jack Chambers TD , Minister for Public Expenditure
Mairead Farrell TD, Sinn Fein
Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
Alison O'Connor, Journalist
Austin Hughes, Economist
John Dallon, Farmer and protestor
Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, St. Vincent de Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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