Government Ministers are set to make a move to help ease the cost of fuel as prices have soared in recent days.
A number of stations were selling petrol and diesel at more than €2 a litre as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A senior Government source has said it’s likely there will be movement on excise duty on Wednesday that will see cuts to fuel costs.
It will see a cut to fuel costs through a reduction in excise duties, something that Tanáiste Leo Varadkar has flagged in recent days.
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It’s expected the changes will take effect from midnight on Wednesday night if the proposal is passed by the Dáil.
An incorporeal Cabinet meeting is due to be held on Wednesday as Government Ministers discussed how they may relieve financial pressures in households at their Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
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