2% Inflation - get real!
Fri, 01/02/2008 - 11:20
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Could someone please shine some light on how the government calculate their inflation figures - I read about 2% inflation in the same paper where a 15% rise in gas and electricity prices are mentioned. 4% rise in my travel cost, council tax going up, food prices, gas prices, you name it. I don't know whether I am alone on this one but my "basket of goods" has certainly increased by more than 2% this last year.