Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is legally possible under European law to reduce the excise duty charged on petrol a bit more, but not on diesel. There is, therefore, no point in calling for this. As the Deputy knows, we have reduced the VAT rate charged on electricity and gas costs to 9%, which is the lowest ever. Businesses can, of course, claim back their VAT expenses. We cannot, however, be divorced from the reality of what is going on here. Energy prices are not being driven up by the Government. They are being driven up by what is happening in the rest of the world-----

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