Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín is urging the Irish government to remove carbon tax from fuel prices and avoid any increase in Budget 2027. He says many elderly people cannot afford to heat their homes this winter as petrol and diesel top €2 per litre and home heating oil costs €1,600 per 1,000 litres. Tóibín calls for scrapping the carbon tax elements and halting the excise increase scheduled for November 1st. The move highlights the growing tension between climate policy and energy affordability in Ireland. While carbon taxes are designed to encourage emission reductions, critics argue they place an unfair burden on households during an energy crisis. The government has yet to respond to the calls ahead of the budget announcement.
