Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-09
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

The carbon tax does not apply to natural gas, and it will not apply to solid fuel and home heating oil until May. The tax has driven up the costs of petrol and diesel but it is not the major reason for the increases. The major reason is factors that are not under our control, namely, big increases in the prices of gas and oil internationally.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-09