# budget roundup
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2022
# budget roundup
Hopes rise that Budget 2023 will introduce new 30% tax band to help squeezed middle
Minister Heather Humphreys threw her support behind recent comments by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar where he proposed a new middle rate tax band.
Minister Heather Humphreys throws her support behind comments made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar recently, where he said a new middle rate tax band could help cushion the blow of inflation on the squeezed middle, reports Christina Finn
Increasing State supports and reducing the cost of services is understood to be the main focus for Budget 2023 this October.
Discussions underway to reduce childcare costs, public transport fares and hospital charges.
