Extra child benefit payments for lower-income families are being discussed ahead of the October Budget, as Cabinet ministers have been ordered to bring forward ideas to alleviate child poverty.

With the Government’s first Budget taking place tomorrow afternoon, the public is waiting to see how it follows through on its manifesto promises – and whether there will be any nasty surprises.

The budget results for October, the first month of the 2025 fiscal year, come after President Joe Biden's administration turned in a full-year fiscal 2024 deficit of $1.83 trillion, the largest ...

The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, including a $307 billion February deficit for President ...

The October budget will include a new cost-of-living package that will help families and householders this year, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris said it is important Budget 2025 features a ...

With the Government’s first Budget taking place tomorrow afternoon, the public is waiting to see how it follows through on its manifesto promises – and whether there will be any nasty surprises.

The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday in a report that started off a new ...

With just a few days to go until the Government’s first Budget, the public is waiting to see how it follows through on its manifesto promises – and whether there will be any nasty surprises.