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Households Pay Most in Green Taxes | Cork News
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Last year, Ireland smashed environmental tax records, collecting €5.9 billion — a 7% jump from the prior year — with households paying nearly €3.5 billion. Energy taxes led the charge, bringing in €4 billion, mostly from fuel duties (€2 billion) and carbon tax (€1.2 billion). Transport taxes added €1.9 billion, while pollution-targeting levies like plastic bags and landfill fees contributed just €30 million. Advisors are calling for higher carbon taxes and ending fossil fuel subsidies, warning current fuel duty cuts may not be reaching the right people — and the Climate Change Advisory Council is pushing for clearer, more accountable use of the environmental funding.
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