Continuing rip-off must be revealed

The removal of the Groceries Order — which kept prices artificially high by preventing supermarkets passing on discounts offered by suppliers — was introduced with much expectation in March.

Continuing rip-off must be revealed

It was supposed to promote competition and bring down the price of food by anywhere from 9% to 20%.

The promised changes have not happened. In fact, following its Fresh Food Survey 2006, Fine Gael asserts — what many people have been saying for some time — that the opposite has occurred.

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