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Budget 2027: pension, heating oil and fuel measures under consideration

Ten days before Budget 2027, the Government is weighing a €7.50 State pension rise, a lower carbon tax on home heating oil and longer fuel excise cuts. None is decided yet.

DáilDex · Foilsithe 26 Meán Fómhair 2026

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At a glance

Budget 2027 will be presented to the Dáil on 6 October 2026. In the days before it, reports point to three measures the Government is considering. None of them has been agreed, and the final decisions will be announced on Budget day.

Budget day: Tuesday 6 October 2026
Overall package set in July: €8.5 billion, made up of €7 billion in extra spending and €1.5 billion in new tax measures
Under consideration: a €7.50 a week State pension increase
Under consideration: a lower carbon tax rate on home heating oil
Under consideration: extending the fuel excise cuts on petrol and diesel into early spring

Foinsí:

Government of Ireland (Department of Finance)

Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister Jack Chambers publish Summer Economic Statement 2026
Budget 2027 will be presented to Dáil Éireann on 6th October 2026.

RTÉ News (2)

Govt considering raising State pension by €7.50 per week
The Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027.

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Faigh nuashonruithe i nGaeilge shimplí nuair a ghníomhaíonn do TDanna agus Seanadóirí — bunaithe ar an taifead oifigiúil.

Possible lower carbon tax on home heating oil for Budget

We know that home heating oil is a specific issue for many families

State pension: a €7.50 increase is being considered

RTÉ News reported on 26 September that the Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027. According to that report, the increase would bring the non-contributory State pension to €295.50 a week for people aged 66 to 79, and to €305.50 for people aged 80 or over.

That would be smaller than last year's €10 increase. Government sources told RTÉ that any increase would need to take account of other demands, such as a possible bonus week of fuel allowance to help households with energy costs. The pension figure is not a final decision.

Foinsí:

RTÉ News

Govt considering raising State pension by €7.50 per week
The Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027.

Home heating oil and fuel excise

RTÉ News reported on 25 September that Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said a lower rate of carbon tax on home heating oil is being considered for the Budget. He described home heating oil as a specific issue for many families.

RTÉ reported that the cost of a standard household tank of heating oil is 59% higher than in September 2025, which it attributed to disruption of global oil supply during the war in Iran. The same report said the Government is looking at changes to the fuel allowance and at extending the excise cuts on petrol and diesel into early spring. Those cuts, introduced in April 2026, reduced excise by 32 cent a litre on diesel and 27 cent a litre on petrol, and are due to end in early November.

Foinsí:

RTÉ News

Possible lower carbon tax on home heating oil for Budget
We know that home heating oil is a specific issue for many families

The overall budget: €8.5 billion

The size of the Budget was set in the Summer Economic Statement, published on 22 July 2026 by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Minister Jack Chambers. It provides for a total package of €8.5 billion for 2027: €7 billion in additional public spending and €1.5 billion in new tax measures.

The statement sets the overall government spending ceiling for 2027 at €125.5 billion, made up of €105.2 billion in day-to-day spending and €20.3 billion in capital spending. That is an increase of 5.9%, or €7 billion, on the 2026 ceiling. Any pension, heating oil or fuel measure has to fit inside this package.

Foinsí:

Government of Ireland (Department of Finance)

Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister Jack Chambers publish Summer Economic Statement 2026
Budget 2027 will be presented to Dáil Éireann on 6th October 2026.

What happens next

RTÉ reported that the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the Tánaiste Simon Harris and Independent minister Seán Canney are due to meet on Monday to agree a position, and that Minister Chambers will hold talks with ministers during the week. The measures will only be confirmed when the Budget is presented to the Dáil on 6 October. DáilDex will update this article with the final figures.

Foinsí:

RTÉ News

Govt considering raising State pension by €7.50 per week
The Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027.

Government of Ireland (Department of Finance)

Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister Jack Chambers publish Summer Economic Statement 2026
Budget 2027 will be presented to Dáil Éireann on 6th October 2026.

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Foinsí

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Oifigiúil / Príomhúil

Government of Ireland (Department of Finance) — Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister Jack Chambers publish Summer Economic Statement 2026
“Budget 2027 will be presented to Dáil Éireann on 6th October 2026.”

Tuairisciú

RTÉ News — Govt considering raising State pension by €7.50 per week
“The Government is considering raising the weekly State pension by €7.50 as part of Budget 2027.”
RTÉ News — Possible lower carbon tax on home heating oil for Budget
“We know that home heating oil is a specific issue for many families”

DáilDex checked the Budget date and package against the Government's Summer Economic Statement and attributed every measure under consideration to the RTÉ report that carried it. No measure in this article has been confirmed. The article will be updated after Budget day.

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At a glance

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State pension: a €7.50 increase is being considered

Home heating oil and fuel excise

The overall budget: €8.5 billion

What happens next

Foinsí

Oifigiúil / Príomhúil

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