Gas price to rise by 39% and Electric by 27% in April.

People won’t be able to pay it so the government have to do more. Looking about €40 per month increase for the average combined electricity plus gas customer

But sure we pollute more than China and India apparently so we deserve it

No reasoning for a carbon tax now. Axe it immediatley. Energy prices are far higher than any carbon tax would have made them, which was the aim. So do the people a favor and bin them.

Its like crucifixion at this point.

All the more reason to bin it.

Don't have the figures to hand but it's far from insignificant from memory and has VAT lumped on top for good measure. An outrageous tax that further pummels the worst off in society. Just like USC does for the middle income.

I feel this is going to have massive effects on the discretionary consumption side of the economy. People aren’t going to have the extra money for things like nights out, meals, holidays, weekends away etc

Can see unemployment pushing up very easily.

This war is going to have a dramatic impact on all Western economies for many months to come, right into next winter. So we may get prepped for plenty more pain before it's all over.

There is another recession coming too, caused by all this. We are all heading for war time, whether we are being bombed or not.

People cannot cut out eating, heating their homes, running the car, so they will cut out the holiday, the treats, the takeaways, unnecessary clothes , the beer etc.

Absolutely savage increases. Does it mean we still have to pay these increases if we are in a contract with them?

Yes, Most contracts you are committed to a fixed discount off the standard rate. So if they change the standard rate, your rate will change too.

Increases coming in mid April, thank goodness worst of winter will be over, I thought I was doing good up to now with Bord gais but it's all gone insane.

Or maybe it’s the globalists wanting to end capitalism like they have been hinting at over the last 2 decades, while they continue their lavish lifestyles of course.

Any chance of Fuel Allowance potentially being made year-round instead of the Autumn/Winter period?

Wish could switch to a supplier that offers a fixed rate for 12 months. I can't understand how prices can be increased continiously but then they can charge you fees if you want to break the contract because of the increases.

You're not really making any sense

So it was announced the last two power plants solely burning peat for power were to be closed in 2019. What has that got to do with the Greens? And were all of the wind turbines erected since 2020 when the Greens got in power?

You all need to realise that the Greens aren't the cause of all the ills in your life, you're f*cking obsessed the lot of you.

Carbon taxes need to be dumped and VAT reduced or the a limit on how much VAT can be charged on energy. These "handouts" the government are giving on energy is a cod, every single increase the exchequer is taking in more in VAT.

Get them to start eating potatoes too for breakfast, dinner and supper. Go to mass in a pony and cart and wear their overcoats and boots in front of a half lit open fire while saying the Rosary. They'll really love that.!!

Well the Green Party are at the front of banning Ireland digging for its own LNG.

Hence we have to import it and are at the mercy of God knows who.

They tell us renewables is the way forward yet companies supplying electricity through renewable wind farms here have put their prices up the same as every other company today.

So what’s the carbon tax actually achieving?

Carbon tax is a fixed amount, calculated per ton of CO2 generated, which does not change as the price of oil fluctuates. The evidence does not support the claim that the surge in prices at the pumps is being driven by carbon tax increases. Even without them we'd still be f*cked right now. Apparently some of it is being used to retrofit homes etc.

I don't see any reason why carbon taxes can't be removed given the rest of the Dail could vote in favour of this.

Why aren't the other parties blocking things like the stopping of LNG discovery? How come the Greens have so much power over everyone's lives if they're a tiny party who have been in a tiny bit of power for 5 minutes? Why does the electorate and the rest of the Government permit them to be dictators?

Retrofit the homes of the wealthy leafy suburbs of the greens.

Meanwhile the people paying the carbon tax that funds these retrofits cant even afford to heat their own homes.

again, if they are the cause of people being broke these days, why are you and the electorate and the parties with actual power allowing the Greens to dictate everything? why aren't the other parties and politicians stopping this?