Budget 2018 - Have you heard the news? Is the news good or bad?

Represent your understanding of the word budget in words. What is a Budget? Task Represent your understanding of the word budget in words. Represent your understanding of the word budget as a picture. Represent your understanding of the word budget as a sum.

What is a Budget? Budgeting is the process of creating a plan to spend your money. People create budgets in advance of spending so that they can decide whether they can do the things they need to do and want to do. WorldBook Online Article

Identify the Minister of Finance for Ireland... Leo Varadkar Paschal Donohoe Michael D. Higgins Richard Bruton

Imagine that you are the Minister for Finance... Decide in groups of four, how you will spread out the spending for the budget. Consider the following areas of spending. Education Health Defence Culture, Heritage & Gaeltacht Transport Tourism and Sport Housing, Planning & Local Government Rural & Community Development Children & Youth Affairs Communications, Climate Action

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Did you know? Schools have access to the Irish Newspaper Archive when in school… Analyse the budget through articles by browsing the papers...