Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Allows temporary reduction of mineral oil tax on home heating oil, petrol, diesel, and marked gas oil to ease cost of living pressures.
• Minister for Finance can extend tax reductions by order without requiring new legislation each time.
• Emergency measure; bill specifies tax cuts are temporary and relates to fuel costs, but duration and exact rate reduction not detailed in long title.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 34th Dáil

   18 Mar 2026
2. Second Stage 34th Dáil

   18 Mar 2026