Premiums, rents, and education costs soar

Car insurance, rents, and education have posted the largest price gains since 2012, official figures published yesterday showed.

The CSO figures showed that from 2012 to the end of 2016 car premiums soared by over 49%, private landlord rents climbed 30.5% and education prices rose by 18.5%.

Over the same period, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, up over 11%, and prices at restaurants and hotels, up 8%, also posted large increases.