Keith Connaughton

Budget likely to deliver savings of a ‘couple of hundred’ euro a year at best for taxpayers

Lower tax bills and additional social welfare benefits await those reaching retirement age

Positive overall given the fiscal constraints but lack of progress in key areas a concern

Here’s what we know so far: Families are likely to benefit to the tune of less than €300 in tax cuts in this October’s budget

A sobering conclusion for those millennials who feel particularly hard done by