Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

We need a debate on the specific actions that can be taken to alleviate the pain and pressure put on families by the cost-of-living crisis. Spain and Portugal have an exemption from the EU rules and have reduced VAT on fuel. They have also been given permission by the EU to decouple non-gas-generated electricity from gas-generated electricity and the related prices.

We will also have a situation this year where the Government will increase carbon taxes on people. It is absolutely wrong that carbon taxes are still going up annually when people cannot afford to keep the lights on and keep the heat on.

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