Sounds like the exact same mix who did this in the uk decades ago trying to stop petrol duty rises.
It worked, basically no government has increased petrol duty since despite it being in the plans the independent budget office have to judge the budget against every year.
Except… starmer just did. So we might well have fuel protests^W direct action in the uk too before long.
Dunno what the irish ones can hope to achive? The same thing i guess cos theyre not gonna change the price of fuel itself.
Less taxes on fuel and subsidies for business. And, as predicted:
There is little or nothing in this package for the low and middle-income workers who have no option other than to pay their tax from pay packets that are under increasing pressure from rising energy bills, skyrocketing grocery prices and escalating housing costs
Sounds like the exact same mix who did this in the uk decades ago trying to stop petrol duty rises.
It worked, basically no government has increased petrol duty since despite it being in the plans the independent budget office have to judge the budget against every year.
Except… starmer just did. So we might well have fuel protests^W direct action in the uk too before long.
Dunno what the irish ones can hope to achive? The same thing i guess cos theyre not gonna change the price of fuel itself.
Less taxes on fuel and subsidies for business. And, as predicted:
https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-package-protests-government-7010619-Apr2026/