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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Previewing Budget 2020, and is 'Help to Buy' up to scratch?

Paschal Donohoe will announce the budget for 2020 tomorrow.  He’ll take to the floor at around lunchtime, where a package of benefits and cuts will be announced.  As has become the norm in the last few years, most of the budget top lines have been leaked, and Kevin Doyle, Group Political Editor with Independent News and Media joined Ivan to talk him through them. Included in the Budget speculation, there is a suggestion the govt will lower the cap for the Help to Buy scheme. The plan to date has allowed a 5% rebate up to €20,000 to first time buyers who are buying a newly built home, up to €500,000.  The suggestion is that this price cap will be lowered to something between €250,000 to €300,000.  Michael O’Flynn is chairman and CEO Of the O’Flynn group and also gave Ivan his thoughts.