#Latest news with #AssociationofFarmContractorsinIrelandIrish Independent30-04-2025BusinessIrish IndependentCarbon tax adds €7m to green diesel from tomorrowMichael Fitzmaurice slams 'unfair tax on rural communities' and says 'carbon tax on aeroplanes would bring in more money' Today at 09:22 Irish farmers are 'indirectly paying' an additional €60m in carbon taxes through higher agricultural contractor charges, the Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has said. And a carbon tax increase due on May 1 is expected to add around €7m to the cost of agricultural diesel for the agricultural contracting sector, the association said.
Irish Independent30-04-2025BusinessIrish IndependentCarbon tax adds €7m to green diesel from tomorrowMichael Fitzmaurice slams 'unfair tax on rural communities' and says 'carbon tax on aeroplanes would bring in more money' Today at 09:22 Irish farmers are 'indirectly paying' an additional €60m in carbon taxes through higher agricultural contractor charges, the Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has said. And a carbon tax increase due on May 1 is expected to add around €7m to the cost of agricultural diesel for the agricultural contracting sector, the association said.