Less than half of Mayo people support higher taxes for petrol and diesel cars

November 5, 2024 | 12:32 pm

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Over half of adults in Ireland support higher taxes on cars that use petrol and diesel.

Today’s report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows 51% of the population support the proposal.

The greatest support can be found in Dublin, where 62% of people are in favour of higher taxation.

However, not one Connacht county shows a support of over 50%, with the average figure across the province in favour standing at 42%.

46% of people surveyed in Mayo are in support of the higher level of taxation.

Galway is slight higher in favour at 48%, with Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo all below with 40%, 39% and 38% respectively.

The report also shows that 85% of people in Ireland want Government to provide grants to make electric vehicles more affordable.

(photo credit to Newstalk) 

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