Budget will hit children
THE €1,000 per year early childcare supplement is likely to be targeted in Tuesday's emergency Budget, according to well-placed sources.
When the early childcare supplement was first introduced over three years ago, parents were entitled to €1,000 a year for each child under the age of six. Last December, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan reduced the age limit to five-and-a-half.
This age limit will be reduced again to five years or lower in this week's mini-budget.
- Nick Webb
