Mineral oil tax will, therefore, remain reduced on a VAT-inclusive basis by 30 cent per litre for diesel and 25 cent per litre for petrol until the end of October. Taken together, these measures have delivered savings or reductions to families and businesses of 32 cent per litre of diesel, 27 cent per litre of petrol and 7.4 cent per litre of green diesel. While the Government cannot control international geopolitical events or oil prices, it can control the taxes it places on petrol and diesel.
People need to know definitively that while fuel prices soar, the Government will not pile on further tax increases when people are struggling, not now, not in November and not at any stage. They need to know that the Government will not deliberately drive up petrol and diesel costs while international prices remain so high, not now and not in November.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 80–71 |
| Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution is hereby negatived and that the motion for the Financial Resolution is hereby agreed to." | Carried | 104–49 |
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