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Sat 05 May 2010Carbon tax on home fuel comes into force
THE CARBON tax for home heating oil comes into force today, leading to increases of 6 per cent for natural gas and 8.4 per cent in household fuel bills. From today, the levy will apply to kerosene, natural gas, marked gas oil, liquid petroleum gas and fuel oil.
The tax was criticised by business and farming groups yesterday on the grounds that it would increase costs, affect competitiveness and lead to job losses. Groups campaigning for elderly people also claimed that it would lead to fuel poverty.
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