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Crowe calls for carbon tax deferral on home heating fuels

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Carbon taxes on home heating fuels, due to come into force on May 1 must be deferred until Budget 2023 in October.

Local Sinn Fein Deputy calls on government parties to scrap planned carbon tax hikes

Local Sinn Féin Deputy Sorca Clarke has urged cross-party support for a Sinn Féin motion that calls on government to scrap the planned carbon tax hike.

Rising fuel prices will alientate city from county

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The cost of living is going through the roof and in particular diesel and petrol prices seem to be rising at an alarming rate. As policy makers, I believe it is incumbent on us to move with the times and ensure we provide solutions to the growing concerns of the general public.

Cap on energy prices needed in advance of Budget carbon tax increases, say PBP Galway

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In the face of mounting energy costs for people, and proposed increases in the carbon tax in Budget 2022, an emergency cap on energy prices must be implemented by the Government.

Farrell brands as 'ridiculous' carbon tax hike during Covid-19 emergency

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Hiking the cartoon tax at a time when households have seen their incomes collapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is "a ridiculous decision".

Budget 2020 — All you need to know

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The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe presented his fourth Budget on Tuesday. As was well signalled, this Budget was framed against the backdrop of a potential no deal Brexit. Given the current reality of climate change, unsurprisingly climate related initiatives have featured prominently within the measures announced. The details announced also include certain tax increases, limited changes to personal tax, together with targeted measures for SMEs.

VAT on carbon tax is 'a tax upon a tax' warns Farrell

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Any hike in the current rate of carbon tax will attract VAT resulting in citizens paying 'a tax upon a tax', Sinn Féin Galway City East councillor Mairéad Farrell has warned.

Budget 2019 — The highlights

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The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe presented his third Budget on Tuesday against the backdrop of continuing improved economic performance. Budget 2019 sees the distribution of the benefits of the improving economic conditions, mostly in the form of increased Government spending. Some of the key expenditure areas highlighted by the Minister included social and affordable housing, health and childcare, education, Brexit and climate change. On the tax front, there was a mixture of tax increases and modest tax reductions.

Coal tax will create fuel black market

A local fuel supplier has warned that increasing carbon taxes is going to lead to a lucrative black market trade in coal.

Councillors want carbon tax postponed

Mullingar councillors are calling on the Government to delay the introduction of a carbon tax on solid fuel, due to come into effect in May.

 

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