Boilsciú (Inflation)

Pointí Tábhachtach

• Cad is brí le boilsciú?- What does inflation mean?
• Is fadhb mhór é seo- It's a big problem
• Costas maireachtála- Cost of living
• An buiséad- The budget
• Cad gur féidir leis an Rialtas a dhéanamh?-What can the government do?

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Buiséad (The Budget)

• Pacáiste €10 mbilliún a bheidh i gceist le Buiséad 2023/4/5.
  • Budget 2023 will be a €10 billion package.
• Dúradh go gcuirfear €3.6 billiún ar leataobh le caitheamh ar bheartais aon uaire chun cabhrú le daoine dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim costas maireachtála.
  • It was said that €3.6 billion will be set aside to be spent on one-off policies to help people cope with the cost of living crisis.
• Deir airí rialtais go gcabhróidh an Buiséad leis an mbrú atá ar dhaoine a mhaolú.
  • Government ministers say the Budget will help ease the pressure on people.
• Cuireadh scéim nua ar bun a thabharfaidh €600 do theaghlaigh le cabhrú leo billí fóntais an gheimhridh a íoc.
  • A new scheme has been set up which will give families €600 to help them pay their winter utility bills.
• Bheartaigh siad chomh maith ar íocaíochtaí sochar linbh a dhúbailt mí na Samhna chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do thuismitheoirí ag an am costasach sin.
  • They also decided to double child benefit payments in November to support parents at this expensive time.
• D'ardaigh na íocaíochtaí leasa shóisialaigh le timpeall €12 chun dul i bhfeidhm ar an boilsciú .
  • Social welfare payments rose by around €12 to reflect inflation.
• Maidir le cúrsaí oideachais, ón mbliain scoile seo chugainn ní bheidh costas na leabhar scoile le n-íoc ag daltaí bunscoile, costas a meastar a bheith thart ar €100 ar an meán.
  • In terms of education, from the next school year, primary school pupils will not have to pay the cost of school books, a cost which is estimated to be around €100 on average.
• Cuirfear ciste €6 milliún ar fáil ar mhaithe leis an ionchuimsiú sóisialta in iarracht leanaí atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste ag baile a choinneáil sa gcóras scolaíochta chomh fada agus is féidir.
  • A fund of €6 million will be made available for the benefit of social inclusion in an effort to keep children who are disadvantaged at home in the school system for as long as possible.