In light of the increasing financial pressures facing households and businesses, the Government has announced it will roll out temporary, targeted measures to reduce fuel prices.

These measures provide for temporary reductions in the rates of Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) applying to petrol, auto diesel and Marked Gas Oil (MGO), delivering a reduction of:

15 cent per litre for petrol,

20 cent per litre for auto diesel, and

3 cent per litre for MGO.

To further ease the financial impact of energy price inflation, the Government will reduce the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) levy from 2 cent per litre to a nominal amount for a period of two months.

The combination of the reduced excise duty, and reduced NORA levy delivers: 

22 cent off a litre of diesel, and 17 cent off a litre of petrol.

These practical measures will take effect from midnight 24 Mar 2026 for a defined period of time. Read more here: Gov.ie 24th Mar 2026 - Government Announces Measures to Reduce Energy Costs