Government leaders agree cuts of 15c on petrol and 20c on diesel 

These excise measures will take effect from midnight on Wednesday, subject to a financial resolution being passed in the Dáil on Tuesday. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

Prices at the pumps will be cut by between 15c and 20c until the end of May as the Government moves to tackle soaring costs for motorists and hauliers.

The cuts are due to come in from Wednesday after Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris, and minister of state Sean Canney agreed to respond to the rising prices caused by the US and Israeli war on Iran.