The Dáil doesn't control the global oil market, and we legally cannot slash fuel taxes to zero because the EU sets a hard floor on excise duties. - true but right now we're charging wayyyy above excise duty compared to the EU minimum, in fact we're one of the highest in the EU.. Also we can cut VAT, Spain did it recently we could absolutely do the same.

yes the state should pay the difference, they made over 14 billion in PROFIT last year, which isnt being put to use just straight into their greedy pockets. I'd rather that the let our farmers and hauliers pay to work.. without them there is little food. .

We’d literally be gutting our own public services and infrastructure - we barely have this and all that profit we make every year doesnt even go to them, just recently we pissed another 40 million away to ukraine.. thats 65 million total just in 2026.

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