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Its A Little Too Late

Government Ends One-Off Energy Credits, Says Householders Need To Be Weaned Off Payments

It's as SSE Airtricity is increasing its prices from April - and overall costs for households and businesses are much higher than five years ago.

The Government is ruling out any future one-off energy credits for local households.

It's as SSE Airtricity is increasing its prices from April - and overall costs for households and businesses are much higher than five years ago.

The credits were applied to bills automatically over the last couple of years, and each issuing cost the state around 400 million euro.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says the country needs to be weaned away from such payments:

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