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THE Confederation of Irish dustry is worried that a re( price increase in diesel coupled with the sharp risl taxes imposed by the count March Budget, has made di oil for freight transport in land among the most expert: in the EEC.
The CII says that diesel r represents about 51 per cen vehicle running costs and 22 cent of total costs.
"Irish road transport costs already high because of the h level of excise duty on n vehicles; restrictive legislat on haulage for reward; and degree of traffic congestion the national primary routes in major cities and town," statement points out.
Transport now accounts for per cent of Ireland's manufaci ing costs. A further increasE transport costs would redi competitiveness of Irish ma factured goods and result additional job losses in the s tors of the economy exposec international competition, s, the CII.