Excise duty (Mineral Oil Tax) makes up a large part of the price of petrol and diesel in Ireland. For example – 63.67c mineral oil tax is charged on every litre of petrol. (In the UK they charge a fuel duty of 57.95 pence per litre on both petrol and diesel) Fuel prices rose sharply […]
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Carbon Tax in Ireland – How Much Is It ?
A carbon tax is a tax on the use of fossil fuels such as oil, petrol, diesel, gas, coal and peat. Budget 2022 announced an increase to the Carbon Tax in Ireland. The Carbon Tax rate of €33.50 a tonne was increased by €7.50 a tonne to around €41 a tonne. That resulted in a […]
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Oil Prices Rising – Middle East Unrest
Oil prices have climbed to their highest level in 30 months in London as Libya’s uprising reduced shipments and sparked fears of unrest spreading across the Middle East. Brent crude hit $119 a barrel for the first time since August 2008. Major western oil companies, such as Italian firm Eni and Spain’s Repsol-YPF, have suspended […]
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New Carbon Tax in Budget 2010
A new carbon tax of €15 Euro per Tonne was announced in the 2010 Budget. The tax will apply to Petrol and Diesel from midnight tonight. Petrol will go up by 4.2c a litre and deisel by 4.9c a litre The Carbon tax will apply from 1 May 2010 to Kerosene, Marked Gas Oil, Liquid […]
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Free Home Energy Survey
You don’t get much for free these days – but ESB are offering Irish homeowners a free energy efficiency survey (even if you are not an ESB customer). The survey will assess the energy efficiency of all of your current insulation, heating and lighting systems inside and outside of your home. Afterwards, the surveyor will […]
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