Scrapping diesel dye 'would save country €628m a year'

The Government could save up to €750m a year by scrapping the process of adding dye to diesel, a social justice group has claimed.

The Government could save up to €628m a year by scrapping the process of adding dye to diesel, a social justice group has claimed.

The State spends €600m a year dying 1.25 billion litres of fuel green to separate diesel used for agricultural or industrial purposes from everyday use diesel.