Budget 2024

Budget 2024: Coalition targets floating Sinn Féin voters in €14bn giveaway

Ministers to target ‘20- to 30-somethings’ in a bid to woo back disaffected younger voters ahead of coming election

Michael McGrath, Minister for Finance and Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure: the government’s budget package will include substantial tax breaks. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe are to target ‘20- to 30-somethings’ in a €14 billion budget as they seek to woo back disaffected younger voters from Sinn Féin.

The Business Post can reveal that the government is to unleash a suite of targeted measures in Tuesday’s giveaway budget aimed at renters, young families and hard-pressed small businesses.

The government’s budget package will also include substantial tax breaks, including a cut to the lowest 2 per ...