Oisín Coghlan

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187 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 31 Aug

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The Claire Byrne Show · Should the Government press ahead with increases in carbon tax? · 31 Aug 2026 podcast

I I do understand that, yes.

Uh and but it is worth remembering that the reduction in excise was about thirty cent.

And we've seen that reduction kind of wiped out by by the prices going back up again because of Hormu the State of Hormuz.

Uh the price the carbon tax increase would be two cent.

So I like I can understand the psychological barrow of two bar barrier of two euro uh for a liter of petrol or or diesel.

And I can understand

I understand that every cent counts when people are are under the under the pressure of cost of living, but it's worth bearing in mind that perspective that excise has been thirty cent reduced.

Excellent.

And that reduction in excise is basically it's wiped out the entirety of all the carbon tax increases uh ever.

I mean, the carbon tax is sixteen cent uh on petrol at the moment.

We've had an excise reduction of thirty cent.

So the carbon tax is

But the carbon the

Well it's still two cents it's two cent per litre roughly on on kerosene for home heating as well.

It's just obviously you buy far more liters when you're when you're buying.

Like I think it's fifty euro out of a full tank.

But the full tank is I forgot it was it nine hundred liters in a tank.

So the full tank of of home heating oil is is a is a is uh it's so it's i is a lot is a lot.

But so the the the carbon tax is still a small amount.

But I do understand the psychology of it.

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