Environment tax take rose to €5bn including €350m in windfall taxes 

Environment taxes surged last year, jumping 15% to €5.1bn compared to 2022

Energy taxes, which include taxes on transport fuels, were 63% of all environment-related taxes in 2023, while carbon tax receipts increased by 16% to €932m.

Energy companies paid €350m in temporary windfall taxes last year.

The State imposed a windfall tax on profits made by energy companies as a result of the surge in wholesale gas prices as a result of the war in Ukraine.