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Simon Harris: “We wanted to avoid a cliff edge, where people would see diesel rise by 32 cents and petrol by 27 cents.”

On the recordJune 30, 2026
We wanted to avoid a cliff edge, where people would see diesel rise by 32 cents and petrol by 27 cents.
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Simon Harris
Fine Gael
Source
rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Explaining the government's approach to excise duty cuts.

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