FUEL TAX

Zambia recently chose to pause fuel taxes for three months to protect drivers from rising oil prices caused by regional conflicts. The move will cost the government around $100 million in lost revenue, adding pressure to an already tight budget. Finance officials admit the decision leaves fewer fund

Ireland’s leaders have rolled out more than €500 million in fuel tax relief after a week of road blockades that rattled ports and highways. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Micheál Martin, came after police and soldiers had cleared protest lines at Galway’s port, Foynes, Dublin’s O’Connell