As someone who doesn’t drive is a 40 litre difference a lot?
smashedspuds on
And it should be acknowledged that the protesters would be on far from minimum wage
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Equivalent_Bet856 on
Are these the new prices with all Gov cuts, or pre-cuts?
ThoseAreMyFeet on
From a business perspective, wages, taxes, rent, finance, other inputs all add up. Then add in a spike in fuel cost, doesn’t be long making a business uneconomic.
A truck might have a 500L tank, might do 1000km on a fill. Another €100 every day or two and things get expensive fast.
apocalypsedg on
It just goes to show how detached from reality the protestors truly are
sundae_diner on
Ireland has second most affordable fuel in EU
ErikasPrisonGlam on
We really need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Rich_Tea_Bean on
Every other cost associated with doing business in ireland is also higher. For a crowd that have complained about misinformation this is a perfect example of it.
Toffeeman_1878 on
But but but…the great replacement…but but but…the gubberment are trying to control our movement…but but but…drill baby drill…but but but…it’s all a hoax…but but but…
Silent_Pattern_1407 on
Would you please stop bringing facts to this debate! You said there will be no fact checking!
SirJoePininfarina on
This is what I keep pointing to whenever the cost of things in Ireland is brought up; can you actually not afford it though? If we have the second highest minimum wage in the EU, of course our goods and services are going to cost more.
But if we have the second highest minimum wage in the EU, we should also be able to afford those higher cost goods and services. If we can’t, there’s a problem. And in terms of consumption, in terms of economic activity, we’re doing grand.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t problems; housing, both access to it and the amount coming to the market, are massive problems, as is the cost of it as a proportion of earnings. But we’re not as much of an outlier in this or other areas than we think.
Irish people in general need to familiarise themselves with the situation in neighbouring countries and how little we often differ from them.
Toffeeman_1878 on
Germany, population 85 million…has just announced a €1.6 billion fuel relief package. Ireland, population 5 million, has announced €750 million fuel package and counting. If the German government adopted a similar approach as their Irish peers they would’ve announced a €14.25 billion package.
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As someone who doesn’t drive is a 40 litre difference a lot?
And it should be acknowledged that the protesters would be on far from minimum wage
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Are these the new prices with all Gov cuts, or pre-cuts?
From a business perspective, wages, taxes, rent, finance, other inputs all add up. Then add in a spike in fuel cost, doesn’t be long making a business uneconomic.
A truck might have a 500L tank, might do 1000km on a fill. Another €100 every day or two and things get expensive fast.
It just goes to show how detached from reality the protestors truly are
Ireland has second most affordable fuel in EU
We really need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Every other cost associated with doing business in ireland is also higher. For a crowd that have complained about misinformation this is a perfect example of it.
But but but…the great replacement…but but but…the gubberment are trying to control our movement…but but but…drill baby drill…but but but…it’s all a hoax…but but but…
Would you please stop bringing facts to this debate! You said there will be no fact checking!
This is what I keep pointing to whenever the cost of things in Ireland is brought up; can you actually not afford it though? If we have the second highest minimum wage in the EU, of course our goods and services are going to cost more.
But if we have the second highest minimum wage in the EU, we should also be able to afford those higher cost goods and services. If we can’t, there’s a problem. And in terms of consumption, in terms of economic activity, we’re doing grand.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t problems; housing, both access to it and the amount coming to the market, are massive problems, as is the cost of it as a proportion of earnings. But we’re not as much of an outlier in this or other areas than we think.
Irish people in general need to familiarise themselves with the situation in neighbouring countries and how little we often differ from them.
Germany, population 85 million…has just announced a €1.6 billion fuel relief package. Ireland, population 5 million, has announced €750 million fuel package and counting. If the German government adopted a similar approach as their Irish peers they would’ve announced a €14.25 billion package.
[Cost of Living Comparison Between Ireland and Latvia](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Ireland&country2=Latvia)
One of the highest insurance in the Eu, road tax, NCT, VRT to clear a vehicle.
I’d argue that this isn’t even a fuel protest anymore, it’s more of an affordability protest.
What about the Danes?
How has the minimum wage been calculated?
Lads in Luxembourg having petrol fights on the forecourt
Is this without eating, drinking, shitting, sleeping and living? Just driving?
Is this taking into account any other costs of living? Accomodation, food or electricity costs? I feel like this comparison may be a bit unrealistic
That Irish minimum wage seems a bit low, or am I missing something?
A decent public transport system would make such a difference here
That’s only 24 litres of diesel per bloke per day.