asked the Taoiseach the present purchasing power of the pound compared with 1938.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Purchasing Power of Pound.
5.
It is estimated on the basis of the Retail Price Index numbers that at mid-August, 1960 (the latest date in respect of which the index has been computed) £1 would have purchased the same quantity of goods and services at retail prices as would 7s. 5d. in the year 1938.