Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I get the impression the Minister is trying to say this is costing the Exchequer. I submitted a question a week ago and got a response about the amounts of taxes and levies on a litre of petrol and a litre of diesel. Right now he is getting 89 cent per litre on one litre of diesel. That is higher than at any time in the past five years. I am not talking about the percentage; I am talking about the actual amount, and we still have two increases to go. It will be 15% higher by 9 October than at any time since January 2020. On petrol, it is the same story. It will be 10% higher. This impression that it is costing the Exchequer to defer these increases is not actually true. Look at the actual amounts going in there. I agree with Deputy Doherty that these increases will devastate filling stations along the Border. The differential on 9 October will be approximately 15 cent per litre. It will close them.

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