Soaring food prices kill consumer appetites

Since the Grocery Order was axed two years ago food bills have increased every month, writes Consumer Correspondent PAUL KELLY.

SHOPPERS have seen their grocery bills rise every month for the past two years, inflation figures reveal.

Two years ago this week, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin axed the Groceries Order, arguing the legislation’s ban on below-cost selling was keeping food prices artificially high.