There was much fanfare at the beginning of the month when the government announced that Irish households would be shaving €250 off their electricity bills over the next few months.
The new energy credits, announced in the Budget, will be made in two instalments of €125 each – with the government patting itself on the back for its €1.4 billion package, geared at “supporting families and communities.” It was hailed as a cost-of-living bonanza budget, delivered just in time for families struggling in the lead-up to Christmas.
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