Public pressure forced fuel excise duty shift - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has said the Government's move to delay the phasing out of cuts to excise duty on petrol and diesel was the result of public pressure.
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Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has said the Government's move to delay the phasing out of cuts to excise duty on petrol and diesel was the result of public pressure.
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