Bruton says Govt fuelling inflation

Fine Gael's finance spokesman and deputy leader Richard Bruton TD said that the Government's actions are actually fuelling inflation rather than tackling it.

"Price increases in many areas, including college registration fees, hospital charges and ESB services are contributing to the problem. What credibility has the Government in asking workers to accept a pay freeze, when it is raising prices across the board?

"The Government's promises that it would police the Euro changeover to ensure that prices would not rise, have once again been exposed as hollow soundbites, by today's figures."