Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in domestic gas prices that will arrive from the carbon tax as announced in Budget 2010; the percentage increase; and when this increase will be applied. [9804/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I announced in the Budget that a carbon tax at a rate €15 per tonne will be introduced on fossil fuels. It should be noted that a carbon tax came into effect on 10 December 2009 in respect of petrol and auto-diesel. The carbon tax on heating products, including gas, will come into effect from 1 May 2010, and solid fuels by commencement order from a later date. It is estimated that domestic gas prices will increase by around 6% or just under €50 per annum based on the national annual average household use of 13,750kwh per annum.