asked the Taoiseach the purchasing power of £100 in mid-May, 1976, reckoning mid-February, 1973 as the base.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Purchasing Power of £100.
1.
It is estimated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index numbers that £173.26 would be required at mid-May, 1976 to purchase the same quantum of goods and services at retail prices as £100 would have purchased at midFebruary, 1973.
Did I hear the Parliamentary Secretary say £173.26? If this is correct, could he inform me when the Government intend to stabilise prices?
That is a matter of policy.
It is a question people want to have answered now.