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Tánaiste Says Fuel Prices Should Drop Sooner Rather Than Later

Wednesday, 8 April 2026 14:12

By Tara Flanagan- Got a story? Email news@kfmradio.com

Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

The price of a barrel has dropped to under $94

The Tánaiste says he expects petrol and diesel prices to begin falling sooner rather than later.

The price of Brent crude has dropped to just under $94 a barrel, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire overnight.

Finance Minister Simon Harris says when global oil prices rose, fuel costs increased quickly - and he expects prices at the pumps to come down just as quickly if wholesale costs continue to fall:
 

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