asked the Taoiseach the present purchasing power of the pound taking 1947 as the base year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Purchasing Power of Pound.
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It is estimated on the basis of the retail price index numbers that, at mid-November, 1965, the latest date for which the index number has been calculated, £1 would purchase the same quantum of goods and services at retail prices as would 10s. 8d. in the year 1947.