据奥利维亚·弗莱彻报道，爱尔兰于周二发布的预算案中推出多项能源相关措施，旨在缓解民众因燃料与取暖成本上涨而产生的不满情绪。
Ireland announced a slew of energy measures in its budget Tuesday as part of a plan to to quell voters’ anger over rising fuel and heating costs.
这些措施旨在应对居高不下的能源价格，其中包括降低家用取暖油与天然气的碳税。财政部长西蒙·哈里斯表示，在本届政府任期内，该税率将不再上调。
The announcement contained supports to target soaring energy costs, including reducing carbon tax on home-heating oil and gas. The tax will not increase again in the lifetime of the government, Finance Minister Simon Harris said.
此外，哈里斯还宣布，目前实施的燃油消费税临时减免政策将延续至2027年2月底，而非原定的11月。
The finance ministry is also extending the temporary reduction in fuel exercise rates that are currently in place until November to the end of February 2027, Harris added.
哈里斯在周二指出：“当前我们所处的特殊环境确实需要采取特殊举措。决定今后不再提高这些产品的税率，最终将使碳税水平降至最初规划值的一半以下。”这一举措意在缓解民众对生活成本飙升的强烈不满。今年4月，由于燃油价格持续上涨，运输业者与农民团体通过封锁道路及该国唯一的石油码头，导致全国陷入瘫痪状态。
“Extraordinary circumstances we find ourselves in do call now for extraordinary measures,” Harris said Tuesday. “The decision not to proceed with future increases in these products will ultimately result in the carbon tax rate being less than half of what was originally set out in the original trajectory.”Its part of a move to try and stave off growing voter discontent with a cost-of-living squeeze. Haulier and farmer protest groups brought the country to a halt in April by blocking roads and the country’s only oil terminal over rising fuel costs.