A reduced bonus of €100 per child on top of child benefit will be paid as part of ongoing cost-of-living measures to be signed off by Cabinet on Tuesday
Petrol will go up by 6c on 1st June, 7c on 1st September and 8c on 31st October. Diesel will go up by 2c per litre on 1st March, 5c on 1st June and again on 1st September, and 6c on 31st October.
The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme will be altered, with a new upper limit of €15,000 per month or €45,000 for businesses with multiple presences. Rural businesses who are fuelled by heating oil or bulked natural gas will also be able to apply following lobbying from the sector. Ministers agreed to a proposal from Mr McGrath that an increase of 30 per cent be established as a new level for entry into the scheme. Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney had sought at least 40 per cent.
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