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#545 Ireland’s Great Energy Rip-Off
Niall is joined by financial analyst Karl Deeter to dig into a shocking new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that exposes what many Irish households already feel in their pockets: we’re being ripped off on electricity.
The IEA found that residential electricity prices in Ireland are now three times higher than the wholesale cost. In plain English, that means energy companies are charging households multiples of what they pay for power — and the government is not only allowing it, but adding to the pain with higher VAT, excise duty, and carbon taxes.
As the nights get colder…
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