PQ 397
397. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed Poland's decision to apply an 8% VAT rate to petrol and diesel from 3 October 2026; whether such a measure is compatible with the EU VAT Directive; whether he has sought greater flexibility on fuel VAT at EU level; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of each one percentage point reduction in VAT on petrol and diesel. [74015/26]
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20 October 2026
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20 October 2026 · EU Regulations
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Pádraig O'Sullivan
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20 October 2026
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397. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed Poland's decision to apply an 8% VAT rate to petrol and diesel from 3 October 2026; whether such a measure is compatible with the EU VAT Directive; whether he has sought greater flexibility on fuel VAT at EU level; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of each one percentage point reduction in VAT on petrol and diesel. [74015/26]
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20 October 2026
EU Regulations
397. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed Poland's decision to apply an 8% VAT rate to petrol and diesel from 3 October 2026; whether such a measure is compatible with the EU VAT Directive; whether he has sought greater flexibility on fuel VAT at EU level; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of each one percentage point reduction in VAT on petrol and diesel. [74015/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-20/397/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-20/pq_397
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