Fuel, Finance, and Flotilla: Ireland's Morning of Tightening Strings

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin demanding the Dáil be recalled next week to block the first stage of the fuel excise duty reversal. McDonald wants to delay the September 1 price hike until after October's budget, citing sharp recent increases in diesel and petrol prices. The government's phased plan is under real pressure.

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Fuel is only one part of a widening squeeze. New research shows Ireland's excise duty on...