The Long and Winding Road to Hyperinflation
Higher than Eurozone average of 2.1%
Price of kilogram of steak up €5
Rate of inflation slows as many can’t afford to buy
Here is a thing that most Irish people do not understand: Higher energy prices have been the long-term policy of the Irish state for about twenty years.
Families ‘crippled’ by food costs
Prices rising fastest outside Dublin
Most and least expensive locations revealed
That is an indictment of the political record. One we do not talk about enough. A pound of butter should not cost €5.50.
The government says they are on your side but…… it doesn’t feel like that here.
Up 11.6% in year
There’s a strong argument that we could make the poorest people in Ireland better off by taxing their incomes at a higher rate, while drastically cutting the taxes that actually drive up the cost of living, like VAT and fuel duties.