The Meath woman's previous bill was for just over €130
A woman over 100 years of age has received a two-month electricity bill for almost €1,000 after her previous bill was just over €130.
READ MORE - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says response to energy companies 'won't be polite' if they don't pass on discounts to customers "His bill of €1,678.65 works out at €26.22 a day over 64 days, not the highest price in Europe for domestic use but the highest in the world."The Government and the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, need to get the finger out and deal with these energy companies, which are making massive profits on the back of pensioners and the Irish public in a cost-of-living crisis."
"The Government is acting. We have extended the 9 per cent VAT rate on electricity and gas until the end of October.
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