Has Kerosene home heating oil price changed since budget?

[readysteadygo]

I heard mention of the excise on home heating oil being reduce from 1st Jan '07 in the budget last week. Does anyone know what this means to the customer?? I need to order a tank of home heating kerosene (approx 1000 litres) and was wondering if I should hang on until 1st Jan - the tank is getting low and the mother-in-law is coming for Christmas so the heating needs to be working. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and Merry Christmas...

 

[vladamir]

Reduction in Excise Duty for Home Heating Oils (Kerosene and LPG)
The Excise Duty on Kerosene used for heating is being reduced from €31.74 to €16.00 per 1,000 litres with effect from midnight on 7 December 2005. The Excise Duty on Liquid Petroleum Gas used for heating is being reduced from €20.86 to €10.00 per 1,000 litres from the same date. These rates will be reduced to zero in Budget 2007.

The cost of this measure is estimated to be €1.5 million in 2005, €24 million in 2006 and €46 million in 2007.

 

[vladamir]

apologies - please ignore that previous post - that is last years budget.

 

[vladamir]

Reduction in Excise Duty for Home Heating Oils (Kerosene & LPG)
The Excise Duty on Kerosene is being reduced from €16 per 1,000 litres to zero. The Excise Duty on LPG is being reduced from €10 per 1,000 litres to zero. These reductions are effective from 1 January, 2007. This follows through on the commitment in last year’s Budget when these rates were halved.
The cost of this measure is estimated to be €24 million in 2007.

 

[Hoagy]

the mother-in-law is coming for Christmas so the heating needs to be working.

Why?

 

[secman]

So if Mother in Law wasn't coming for Christmas you would not have the heat on !!!!!

 

[nutty nut]

Tell her to wear her thermals and hold out till the reduction in the duty on Jan. 1