Removal of Groceries Order ‘a failure’

THE Government is facing calls for an investigation into the effect of the removal of the Groceries Order, as food prices continue to rise.

Abolishing the ban on below-cost selling in March, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin insisted the order was keeping grocery prices artificially high.

However, two months on, the latest inflation figures show significant increases for the fourth month in a row, leading many to question the rationale of removing the order.