The prices of fuel have gone up again after Budget 2021 with a noticeable change as of midnight.
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe announced the hike in Carbon Tax which has a knock-on effect in bumping up the price of fuel.
The increase in carbon tax by €7.50 per tonne means a 60-litre fill of Diesel will cost you €1.51 more while the same amount of petrol will cost you €1.30 more.
Minister Paschal Donohoe said: "This increase is another important step in our collective efforts to decarbonise our economy.
"Measures which help to reduce our emission levels also help to improve air quality and public health. The additional revenue raised will be used to meet the goals set out in the Programme for Government, which Minister McGrath will outline in more detail."
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) have also said the changes to Motor Tax will mean a €1,000 increase in the price of the average new car.
Mr Donohoe said: "I will also make adjustments to Motor Tax to ensure a level playing field. Currently, nearly half a million cars are in the pre-2008 engine sized based regime; and approximately 1.6 million cars in the post 2008 CO2-based regime. Rates will remain unchanged for all cars in the engine sized regime and all but the most pollutant cars in the post-2008 regime.
"I am today opening a third Motor Tax table for cars registered from the 1st of January next year to take account of the introduction of the WLTP emissions test."
