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Locals Hit By Rising Bills As Calls Grow To Keep Lower VAT On Energy

Minister Darragh O' Brien 's due to meet the country's main providers today over measures to support households in the winter.

There is a call for the government to maintain the lower VAT rate to keep energy bills down.

Minister Darragh O' Brien 's due to meet the country's main providers today over measures to support households in the winter.

Locals have been hit with a series of electricity and gas price rises in recent weeks.

CEO of Bonkers.ie, David Kerr, says the government can't control prices but can use other methods to mitigate price rises.

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