A cut in VAT on gas and electricity bills which was due to end in October is expected to be extended to help keep prices down, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has indicated.
It comes as Cabinet Ministers have agreed to bring the Budget forward to September 27 - two weeks earlier than expected - as the Government faces intense pressure to help Irish households.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Minister Donohoe said as soon as “we’re in a position to see a lower price of energy, I'm very confident the Government will act at that point to change the measures that are there.”
