The Irish Labour Party adopted two positions simultaneously yesterday on how it would reduce fuel prices in Ireland.
In the first instance, it said, it would not consider scrapping any carbon taxes, or delaying a carbon tax increase, because to do so would be “environmentally unsound”. On the other hand, it also said via spokesman Ciaran Ahern that it would consider releasing some of Ireland’s strategic petroleum reserve onto the market to bring down domestic prices.
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