Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says

The Government is to stall planned increases to fuel excise duty due to kick in at the start of next month. A statement from Government buildings issued on Friday confirmed that planned increases for September 1st and October 1st will not go ahead. “In June the Government announced an extension of the temporary reducti

The Dáil will be brought back two weeks earlier than planned to approve the financial resolution.

Cabinet meeting to go ahead next week to ‘discuss next steps’

The Government has said the planned increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel will now "not go ahead" in September and October.