Price of basic groceries basket jumps 73% in three years

CONSUMERS have seen the price of basic groceries rise by three-quarters within four years, Fine Gael claimed yesterday.

This equated to a rise of €13.17 or 72.6%, while general goods and services rose by an average of 14% in the same period.

Yesterday, Fine Gael said that despite rising food costs to consumers, the amount of money farmers received was lagging behind.