The Minister for Finance announced an increase in child benefit, which has been lauded by Government Senators as some sort of mammoth increase. However, two years ago the Minister promised that he would increase child benefit last year by €20 per month for the first two children and €25 per month for third and subsequent children. Despite that promise, last year the increase was just €6, as it is this year. Contrary to what is being presented as a great success, the budget is behind the Minister's previous commitments on increases in child benefit – it is just another one of the many broken promises.