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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Consumer Price Index. Effect of oil and petrol increases on CPI
Summary
The sanctioned oil and petrol price increases would raise the consumer price index by 1.1 per cent relative to mid-February 1979.
asked the Taoiseach the effect on the consumer price index of the recent increases in oil and petrol.
Comment on this
Raymond MacSharry Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service (Mr. MacSharry) (for the Taoiseach) Fianna Fáil
Increases in the average retail prices of oil and petrol equal to the increases sanctioned by the recent Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Orders which became operative on 14 March 1979, 23 April 1979 and 19 May 1979 would be equivalent to a rise of 1.1 per cent in the consumer price index for mid-February 1979.