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these prices skyrocketed. He refused to do this time and time again. If he did, it would deliver up to €200 per house at this point in time. He dismissed that proposal time and time again because he said it was the carbon tax. Instead, we got months … Government refused to understand and refused to listen to the pressure ordinary people were under. Many forecourts are now charging €2.20 for a litre of diesel, yet the Minister for Finance is expecting a pat on the back for not putting up the prices any further and telling

getting absolutely hammered by skyrocketing prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil. The price of diesel is now well above €2 per litre and the price of home heating oil has almost doubled. Where in God's name does the Tánaiste expect people to find … people when these prices go up that the money ends up flowing into the State. Up to 65% of the price of every litre of petrol is taxes and levies the State collects. It was estimated that in a single week, €38 million was brought in through

Government gave most workers scraps. Most workers got a tax cut that is worth about €4 per week. Think about that: €4 per week in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. I have said that the budget could be summed up in five words: "Gone before … income they charge when they rip off young and old renters across this city and elsewhere by charging astronomical rents. Not a single cent of tax are they being asked to pay on this rent despite the Department of Finance saying that loophole could be closed. The renters