Tax on energy bills will still be higher than 2020, in spite of new Government measures 

'As the unit price of gas and electricity has shot up, the Government’s tax take has increased too.'

Even with the VAT reduction on energy bills, Irish households will still be paying the Government more in tax on their bills this year than they did in 2020, according to new research.

Bonkers.ie points out that in the autumn of 2020, the Government was taking in about €238 a year in VAT on the average household’s gas and electricity bills.