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  "id": 1227186,
  "title": "Can Govt hold the line on restoration of excise on fuel?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/can-govt-hold-the-line-on-restoration-of-excise-on-fuel-1227186",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0816/1588041-fuel-excise-cuts/"
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  "summary": "The Government had hoped that as the deadline looms to begin restoring excise on fuel that the price shock at the pumps would have eased, writes Sandra Hurley.",
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        "title": "Can Govt hold the line on restoration of excise on fuel?",
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        "published": "2026-08-16T05:00:00.000Z"
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}