Suppliers blamed for higher Irish prices

IRISH food suppliers are charging up to 70% more for products than their British counterparts, retailer representatives told the Oireachtas Enterprise, Trade and Employment committee yesterday.

In one case Mullingar supermarket owner Jim Marshall stated that a southern wholesaler was charging the equivalent of €2.40 more than a northern counterpart for a powdered milk product made in Limerick.

The committee also heard that the price differential between north and south was increasing.