Electricity and gas prices rise, water bill rise the most since at least 1988,; chancellor heads to Canada for two-day G7 summit
UK inflation jumped back above 3% in April, pushed up by higher energy and transport costs.
The consumer prices index increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April, up from 2.6% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics. That’s towards the top end of economists’ forecasts.
Continue reading…Electricity and gas prices rise, water bill rise the most since at least 1988,; chancellor heads to Canada for two-day G7 summitUK inflation jumped back above 3% in April, pushed up by higher energy and transport costs.The consumer prices index increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April, up from 2.6% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics. That’s towards the top end of economists’ forecasts. Continue reading…
