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The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Personal Finance: Customers Paying More For Less As Health Insurers Cut Back On Benefit Plans

Apr 23, 2025
13:02

Insurers are cutting benefits on health plans as they hike the price of premiums, meaning that customers are now getting less value for their money.

Meanwhile, the government’s take from taxes on home energy and motor fuels has topped €4bn for the first time, with Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD accusing the government of “cashing in” on the cost-of-living crisis.

Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor at the Irish Independent spoke to Matt on Wednesday’s The Last Word.

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