Budget Fuel Push and Coalition Fault Lines as October 6 Looms

The coalition is shaping Budget 2027 as a fuel-relief package, with excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel now set to be extended through spring 2027 instead of unwinding in November as originally planned. The cuts — 27c off petrol and 32c off diesel per litre — will sit alongside a cut to carbon tax on home-heating oil and an expected €5 increase to the weekly Fuel Allowance (currently €38). Minister Jack Chambers confirmed the fuel measures during...