The interview is drawing to a close.  Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has given a staunch defence of Budget 2026, arguing why he believes prioritising investment and infrastructure over tax cuts for middle-income earners was the right call at the right time.  He has talked at length about capital spending, departmental envelopes, and delivering value for money; along the way, there has been a segue about how a budget can ease social disharmony and the rise of far-right sentiment. But, within the confines of Chambers’s elegant office on the first floor of the building that houses his department, along…

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