Government urged to cap price of food and subsidise essentials

Opposition parties call for the introduction of price controls on certain food items

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said her party has been calling on the Government to examine the rising cost of groceries for some time. Picture: Getty Images

The Government must cap the price of food and subsidise essential groceries to help struggling families with the cost of living, opposition parties have said.

Both People Before Profit and the Labour Party have called for the introduction of price controls on some food items.