Home heating oil prices could be cut after Budget, Taoiseach indicates

Micheál Martin said the Government is examining measures to ease pressure on households facing high energy costs this winter
Taoiseach Micheal Martin has a selfie taken as he attends the National Ploughing Championships at Tullamore, Co Offaly. Picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has a selfie taken as he attends the National Ploughing Championships at Tullamore, Co Offaly. Picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has given his strongest indication yet that home heating oil prices will come down after the Budget.

While the Government has moved to cushion motorists from high diesel prices in recent months, there has been little relief for those who use oil to heat their homes.

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