Budget 2020

Brexit

1.2 Billion Euro to Respond to Brexit

200 Million Euro in Brexit Expenditure Available Next Year

19,000 New Jobs are Expected to be Created

Deficit

Surplus

Borrow Money

Rainy Day Fund

Save Money

Extra 1.5 Billion Euro

Health

Cigarettes Increase in Price

Homelessness

Extra 20 Million Euro for Homeless Services

Total Funding in 2020: 166 Million Euro

Social Welfare

Living Alone Allowance Rises by 5 Euro

Fuel Allowance Rises by 2 Euro

Child Benefit Increases by 3 Euro for Children Over 12 and 2 Euro for Children under 12

Climate Change

Prices for Auto Fuels Rise

Medical Card Income Increases

All Prescription Charges Dropped by 50 Cent

17.4 Billion Euro in Budget, Largest Ever

Agriculture

2 Billion Euro Investment in Rural Ireland

An Additional 51 Million Euro for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

17 Million Euro for the Department of Rural and Community Development

Justice

120 Million Euro Increase Towards the Department of Justice and Policing

700 New Garda Recruits

Extra Civilian Staff

New Forensic Science Laboratory and the Redevelopment of Limerick Prison

New Garda Offices in Dublin

Education

1000 Additional SNAs

400 Additional Teaching Posts

11 Billion Euro Budget

Culture

Additional Allocations for the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Support for Artists Biodiversity and the Restoration of Peatlands

Emission Based Tax Introduced for New Cars