EU Rules Hit Irish Wallets: Parcel Taxes Up, Supplement Limits Loom, and ECB Warns of Food Price Squeeze

EU customs duty on online parcels is set to jump to €5 from November — up from the €3 fee introduced just last month. If you shop on Amazon, AliExpress, or any non-EU retailer, every package will carry the charge, adding a direct hit to household budgets already strained by the cost of living.

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