Cost of Living

Part of Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 20 June 2023.

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Photo of Stewart Hosie Stewart Hosie Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)

On the issue of inflation, the Office for Budget Responsibility said in March that inflation was due to peak at 2.9% at the end of this year. By May, the Bank of England had forecast that it would be 5% at the end of this year, so it had almost doubled in the space of two months. Given that headline inflation is still 8.7% and food inflation is 16.5%, will the Chancellor guarantee today that inflation will be halved to 5%, as promised by the Prime Minister in January of this year?