Cost of living package will be smaller than expected as energy credit 'unlikely'

However, they have warned that it will be significantly smaller than the autumn package and many measures will not be extended or rolled out again.

Read more:Next round of cost of living measures to be 'considerably less' and focus on the vulnerableMinisters have said the package on offer will be significantly less than the measures announced in the budget and it may not reach €1 billion, the Irish Times reports. Government sources stressed that the package measures has not yet been decided upon but the indications are that at least one universal measure – the lower VAT rate for electricity and gas – will be kept for some time.

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