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What does the carbon tax mean in € per litre

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  • 09-12-2009 6:23pm
    #1
    ncmc
    Registered Users Posts: 4,852 ✭✭✭


    I know the carbon tax is €15 per tonne, but what does that translate to on a litre of petrol and diesel?


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Petrol +4.2c from midnight. (VAT inclusive)
    Diesel +4.9c/l from midnight. (VAT inclusive)
    acc to this


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    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    Kerosene +8.4%
    Marked Gas Oil +8.7%
    LPG +3.9%
    Fuel Oil +8.7%
    Natural Gas +6.0%
    Peat Briquettes +10.1%
    Coal +11.1%





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    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    dvpower wrote: »
    Kerosene +8.4%
    Marked Gas Oil +8.7%
    LPG +3.9%
    Fuel Oil +8.7%
    Natural Gas +6.0%
    Peat Briquettes +10.1%
    Coal +11.1%




    From May 2010, as far as I know.


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    salad dodger
    Registered Users Posts: 642 ✭✭✭salad dodger


    Forgive my ignorance, but will the revenue generated from this 'green tax' be ring-fenced to develop green initatives in the country?


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    ulysses32
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭ulysses32


    salad dodger wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance, but will the revenue generated from this 'green tax' be ring-fenced to develop green initatives in the country?

    Hee hee hee! good one. It reminds of the time the government introduced a carbon tax and a car scrappage scheme in the one breath. Prohibitive petrol prices to stop people driving but car scrappage to buy a new car. Am i missing something?


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    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    salad dodger wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance, but will the revenue generated from this 'green tax' be ring-fenced to develop green initatives in the country?
    The key priority will be to fund sustainable energy programmes for which €98m will be available – including €50 million from the proceeds of the Carbon Tax.

    The full year yield will be €330m




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    nkay1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,975 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    salad dodger wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance, but will the revenue generated from this 'green tax' be ring-fenced to develop green initatives in the country?

    I'm prettty sure that's what he said alright.


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    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    How will electricity be affected ? Is it down to how it's produced ?


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    salad dodger
    Registered Users Posts: 642 ✭✭✭salad dodger


    Thanks DV.

    As long as the money raised is going to do something positive in the long run i think i can justify paying the increase in the price per litre. I wont like it tho!!

    I know it's slightly OT but what was done to road tax for cars older than june '08?


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    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,505 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    iMax wrote: »
    How will electricity be affected ? Is it down to how it's produced ?

    It won't be affected because the "carbon" cost is already paid by the generators that use fossil fuels, i.e. you're paying it already.


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    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭bmaxi


    How, in dire financial times, can the Greens justify introducing what can only amount to an inflationary tax?


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    Dannyboy83
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Dannyboy83


    The Greens aren't bothered, they got their ideological bit in, and the government got their tax.

    Its not going to be used to offset pollution or anything.
    Best to just accept it's a tax.
    May as well call if a toothbrush tax if your prefer


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    thebman
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    Magnus wrote: »
    Petrol +4.2c from midnight. (VAT inclusive)
    Diesel +4.9c/l from midnight. (VAT inclusive)
    acc to this

    I'd love to know how they work that one out.


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    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,505 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    bmaxi wrote: »
    How, in dire financial times, can the Greens justify introducing what can only amount to an inflationary tax?


    Do you think the Greens and their ideological supporters really care?
    As far as they're concerned, we should pay through the nose for every single little luxury in our lives, simply because the Greens feel slightly guilty about their own comfortable lifestyle.


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    muincav
    Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭muincav


    Heroditas wrote: »
    Do you think the Greens and their ideological supporters really care?
    As far as they're concerned, we should pay through the nose for every single little luxury in our lives, simply because the Greens feel slightly guilty about their own comfortable lifestyle.

    Well said Heroditas....and they will be fondly remembered after the next general election for it too..


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