The party is proposing to have the universal social charge removed for all people earning less than €45,000 by January 2026.

The biggest budget in the history of the State has been unveiled, the last before an General Election.

Budget 2024 will total €6.4 billion, made up of €5.3 billion in core expenditure and €1.1 billion in tax measures.

The government has signalled it will spend cautiously – despite expecting a surplus of 10 billion euro this year.

The total Budget 2024 package is about 6.4 billion euro.

The USC was introduced in 2010 amid the fallout from the financial crisis.

Budget 2024 will be unveiled on Tuesday, October 10th

Leo Varadkar was responding to speculation that the Government could move to cut the USC burden.

Paschal Donohoe said both he and Michael McGrath were 'committed to safety in public finances'