Hauliers to get €100 every week subsidy for subsequent eight weeks to deal with rising gas prices
Hauliers will probably be given a €100 every week subsidy by the Government for the subsequent eight weeks to deal with rising gas prices.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan and his Minister of State Hildegarde Naughten introduced the €18m scheme at this time.
A press release from the 2 ministers referred to as it “an emergency assist measure for licensed hauliers to deal with value pressures arising from present excessive gas costs”, and notably cited the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a trigger.
The ministers have agreed a focused and short-term grant scheme that can present a cost of €100 per week for each heavy items car (over 3.5 tonnes) within the nation. It will function for a interval of eight weeks and will probably be reviewed.
The transfer comes amid rising gas costs and acknowledgement inside Government that disruption to produce chains might exacerbate the difficulty.
Minister Ryan stated that the trade has confronted various issues within the final two years and this cost was recognition of its significance.
“Brexit, Covid-19 and now the disaster in Ukraine have put a cumulative strain on the haulage trade. Today’s measure displays Government understanding of that strain and its recognition of the essential position that the haulage trade performs in maintaining the nation going.”
Minister Naughton, who has accountability for highway haulage and logistics, stated she met with the Irish Road Haulage Association earlier this week after which “it grew to become abundantly clear that Government wanted to offer rapid assist to a sector upon which each household, enterprise and group so closely depends”.
“This measure comes after the excise discount by Government earlier this week in response to gas value will increase, that are affecting all sectors of the economic system. However, Government is absolutely conscious that for a licenced haulier offering providers for rent or reward, gas prices symbolize a a lot higher proportion of overheads than for different companies.”
Details on avail of the scheme will probably be communicated to hauliers within the coming days.
