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Pearse Doherty: The Government in response to the outrage over the cost of excise on petrol and diesel has decided to kick the can down…

On the recordJuly 7, 2026
The Government in response to the outrage over the cost of excise on petrol and diesel has decided to kick the can down the road, they've made a decision that before the end of the year they will have increased the price of diesel by 34 cent.
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Pearse Doherty
Sinn Féin
Source
rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the government's fuel price strategy.

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