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Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has said that his government will offer new fuel tax cuts to try to end protests over soaring gas costs, though he slammed the tactics of farmers and truckers who had blocked access to the nation’s only oil refinery and several depots. Martin said the package amounting to 505 million euros will ease some of the cost of living pressures that have grown since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The relief measure, which needs parliamentary approval, would come on top of a 250 million euro tax break approved nearly three weeks ago.
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