The government hate their own people. Most of the cost of fuel is tax.
Current cost of petrol / diesel in some European countries :
Denmark : 2.10 / 1.82
France : 1.89 / 1.78
Germany : 1.86 / 1.74
Greece : 1.95 / 1.70
Italy : 1.91 / 1.80
Netherlands : 2.07 / 1.81
Norway : 2.02 / 1.78
For comparison :
Ireland : ~~1.71~~1.81 / 1.78 (Edited)
Pure robbery. Adding Additional carbon tax to cripple family’s further to try and push them to public transport that for most of the country is either non existing or not fit for purpose is illogical. Fuel is taxed extremely heavily already.
Meath/cavan petrol 1.85 desiel 1.75.
Are there any parties with a policy to reduce tax on petrol? I’m all for the environment but live rurally need 2 cars and husband commutes. It’s costing sm of our budget. Basically no public transport here and even for people living in town commuting the buses are often full and pass through town without stopping. If even the buses in town were reliable and had a bit more running we could get rid of one car. Can’t afford electric cars.
Wish they’d focus more on green initiatives that target the big polluters and increased spend on public transport networks etc
Shop around.
It always feels like such a kick in the balls when this happens.
Make me live far away from work because houses near work are like 10x my income.
So no choice but to run a car which costs thousands a year.
And sure we’ll keep turning the screw by making the car MORE expensive to run, every year, without fail.
The price of a barrel is down compared to what it was in 2022, during COVID it crashed. Taxes are basically the same as they always were with carbon tax incremental increases. Meanwhile oil companies profits have ballooned over the last few years. If you want to complain about prices at the pump maybe rather than looking at taxes which has mostly always existed and provide services, maybe look at the oil companies that contribute to the cost of living crisis so some billionaires and shareholders can get even richer
I live in very West Dublin and work in very north Dublin. I have to drive to work. What a fucking joke
Happy to live close to the boarder 😄 it’s 1.40£ over in NI which works out at 1.62€. It’s still high, but it’s alright, can live with it.
The era of cheap fuel is over. Opec are determined to keep the price high but this hasn’t worked because of sanctions against Russia. The current rise is due to the Israel and Iran conflict.
Fuel will keep rising and policy makers will do nothing to stop it as it will be the stick that will be used to get people to switch to greener alternatives.
For people buying a car now need be prepared for €3 a litre in the near future and factor that in when making a purchase.
That’s fine. I’l just take public transport inste- oh wait…
I’m glad I can cycle to work. My car only comes out at weekends now mostly.
The on street parking app offers 4 cent off fuel at Circle-K. It’s only a couple of euro off each time you fill up, but at least it’s something.
Very poor timing of the duty increase. You can’t tell it’s been green lit by out of touch civil servants who’ve no really idea/consideration for what’s happening on the ground
The greens must have been delighted at their conference yesterday.
EU member states have to put x amount of EVs on the road every year. Our yearly new car market doesn’t even come close so they have to force the issue.
Part of the reason the price is going up is Ukraine is blowing up Russian refining capacity.
So when you cast a vote for a Kremlin candidate like Daly, McManus, Wallace or Murphy because ‘neutrality’ remember that as much as we like to live on an island, there’s no such thing as neutral or cost free.
How are people in Ireland not protesting the new petrol tax this govt is implementing?
As if life wasn’t too expensive enough these days.
Live in town near services ❌
drive two hours a day to and from daddy’s road frontage ✅
Get angry at the system. Aristocrats and the rich are stealing from us while inflating their already massive bank accounts. WE PAY MORE TAXES THAN MILLIONAIRES.
Civil service mileage rates should go up accordingly
Why the fuck are we not protesting
My car takes LPG. 90 cent a litre hehe
Certa in Cork (Glouthaune) is €1.71 for diesel today.
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The government hate their own people. Most of the cost of fuel is tax.
Current cost of petrol / diesel in some European countries :
Denmark : 2.10 / 1.82
France : 1.89 / 1.78
Germany : 1.86 / 1.74
Greece : 1.95 / 1.70
Italy : 1.91 / 1.80
Netherlands : 2.07 / 1.81
Norway : 2.02 / 1.78
For comparison :
Ireland : ~~1.71~~1.81 / 1.78 (Edited)
Pure robbery. Adding Additional carbon tax to cripple family’s further to try and push them to public transport that for most of the country is either non existing or not fit for purpose is illogical. Fuel is taxed extremely heavily already.
Meath/cavan petrol 1.85 desiel 1.75.
Are there any parties with a policy to reduce tax on petrol? I’m all for the environment but live rurally need 2 cars and husband commutes. It’s costing sm of our budget. Basically no public transport here and even for people living in town commuting the buses are often full and pass through town without stopping. If even the buses in town were reliable and had a bit more running we could get rid of one car. Can’t afford electric cars.
Wish they’d focus more on green initiatives that target the big polluters and increased spend on public transport networks etc
Shop around.
It always feels like such a kick in the balls when this happens.
Make me live far away from work because houses near work are like 10x my income.
So no choice but to run a car which costs thousands a year.
And sure we’ll keep turning the screw by making the car MORE expensive to run, every year, without fail.
https://preview.redd.it/cw2tqdbozsvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cce1c94796a1a84f42e175db63598d33931c9d12
The price of a barrel is down compared to what it was in 2022, during COVID it crashed. Taxes are basically the same as they always were with carbon tax incremental increases. Meanwhile oil companies profits have ballooned over the last few years. If you want to complain about prices at the pump maybe rather than looking at taxes which has mostly always existed and provide services, maybe look at the oil companies that contribute to the cost of living crisis so some billionaires and shareholders can get even richer
I live in very West Dublin and work in very north Dublin. I have to drive to work. What a fucking joke
Happy to live close to the boarder 😄 it’s 1.40£ over in NI which works out at 1.62€. It’s still high, but it’s alright, can live with it.
The era of cheap fuel is over. Opec are determined to keep the price high but this hasn’t worked because of sanctions against Russia. The current rise is due to the Israel and Iran conflict.
Fuel will keep rising and policy makers will do nothing to stop it as it will be the stick that will be used to get people to switch to greener alternatives.
For people buying a car now need be prepared for €3 a litre in the near future and factor that in when making a purchase.
That’s fine. I’l just take public transport inste- oh wait…
I’m glad I can cycle to work. My car only comes out at weekends now mostly.
The on street parking app offers 4 cent off fuel at Circle-K. It’s only a couple of euro off each time you fill up, but at least it’s something.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.payzone.parkingtag&hl=en_IE&gl=US&pli=1
Very poor timing of the duty increase. You can’t tell it’s been green lit by out of touch civil servants who’ve no really idea/consideration for what’s happening on the ground
The greens must have been delighted at their conference yesterday.
EU member states have to put x amount of EVs on the road every year. Our yearly new car market doesn’t even come close so they have to force the issue.
Part of the reason the price is going up is Ukraine is blowing up Russian refining capacity.
So when you cast a vote for a Kremlin candidate like Daly, McManus, Wallace or Murphy because ‘neutrality’ remember that as much as we like to live on an island, there’s no such thing as neutral or cost free.
How are people in Ireland not protesting the new petrol tax this govt is implementing?
As if life wasn’t too expensive enough these days.
Live in town near services ❌
drive two hours a day to and from daddy’s road frontage ✅
Get angry at the system. Aristocrats and the rich are stealing from us while inflating their already massive bank accounts. WE PAY MORE TAXES THAN MILLIONAIRES.
Civil service mileage rates should go up accordingly
Why the fuck are we not protesting
My car takes LPG. 90 cent a litre hehe
Certa in Cork (Glouthaune) is €1.71 for diesel today.
Electric cars anyone?
[Work it all out here](https://toprated.ie/fuel-cost-calculator-ireland/)