{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68e8d3b253a5e2858f3be4d9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Average Irish Household Will be 2% Worse Off After Budget, ESRI Finds - 10/10/2025","description":"<p>The average Irish household will lose 2pc of its disposable income as a result of this week’s Budget, analysis by the Economic and Social Research ­Institute (ESRI) has found.</p><p><br></p><p>This is mainly due to the withdrawal of the cost-of-living measures that were included in the last two budgets, such as the €250 credit on electricity bills.</p><p><br></p><p>The hardest hit are low-income ­families, the bottom 10pc of earners, who are facing losses of 2.5pc.</p><p><br></p><p>Karina Dooley from the ESRI joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}