Cost of a litre of petrol at lowest level recorded since April 2016
The coronavirus pandemic and a significant drop in crude oil costs are among the factors behind the drop in price.
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The coronavirus pandemic and a significant drop in crude oil costs are among the factors behind the drop in price.
A litre of petrol now costs 144.5c on average.
Minister Richard Bruton says today is a ‘hugely important step’ in underpinning measures of the Climate Action Plan.
The government is expected to soon publish draft legislation banning the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
The levy has been paid on petrol, oil and diesel since 1996.
The levy has been paid on petrol, oil and diesel since 1996.
Once the price structure is announced next month, there will be a lead-in time of a few weeks before charging kicks in.
A schedule of declining supports to buy electric cars should be considered, states department review.
Insurance and petrol costs are the biggest factors.
Varadkar says lessons must be learned from water charges stating that cross-party buy-in for carbon taxes is needed.
Petrol, diesel, fuel and cigarettes are all set to rise.
Drivers are paying 10c more compared to July 2017.
The judge noted that he was a man of considerable abilities but said getting away with crime wasn’t one of them.
Putting diesel tax on par with petrol would result in net gains for the exchequer and net reductions in pollution, the ESRI says.
Most drivers would cover less than 500km a month, according to a survey from the AA.
The UK plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2040, while Volvo will stop producing petrol cars in 2019.
The UK follows France in announcing plans to phase out such vehicles in just over 20 years’ time.
The announcement “marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” the company’s CEO said.
The AA says it is concerned that, for every litre of petrol purchased, 63.67% goes to the government.
On average, a litre of petrol now costs 136.6c, while a litre of diesel costs 126.0c.
The cost of a litre of petrol or diesel is now the highest its been in 18 months.
The cost of fuel and insurance have increased, however.
The filling station reduced the cost of petrol and diesel to 88.5c per litre for a period to celebrate.
Research conducted AA Ireland found that the cost of a litre of petrol is now at 136.3c.
An increase of a couple of cent could mean big bucks to the State coffers.
Donegal is the most expensive county to buy petrol and Wicklow is the most expensive place to buy diesel.
Oil prices are dropping and the market in Ireland is very competitive at the moment.
Police say it appears the man and woman got into a fight and he chased the victim from their home, dousing her in petrol.
Cigarette packs will increase by 50c, while petrol and alcohol duties are to remain unchanged.
Thirty-one oil laundries were detected and closed down.
And they’re not likely to fall any time soon.
€10 million has been invested in the two sites.
You’re saving cash, but not as much as you might have expected.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said that 31 oil laundries were detected and closed down.
At least two incidents occurred over the past two days.
It’s one or the other, apparently.