asked the Taoiseach if he will state the present purchasing power of the pound compared with 1947.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Purchasing Power of Pound.
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Mr. Brady
It is estimated on the basis of the Retail Price Index Numbers that at mid-February, 1960 (the latest date in respect of which the index has been computed) £1 would have purchased the same quantum of goods and services at retail prices as would 13s. 4½d. in the year 1947.