Is Labour to blame for the great food rip-off?
SUPERMARKET shoppers in Britain are paying half as much again for food than their continental counterparts.
A Sunday Express investigation has found that the cost of the weekly shop is £16 less in France than it is here.
Even in recession-hit America, which like Britain is in the grip of a global food inflation crisis, supermarket prices are still 53 per cent less than here.
The startling findings come after research by the retail website MySupermarket.co.uk this week found that a basket of 24 staple items has gone up by 15 per cent in the last year, costing families an extra £15 a week, or £800 annually.
Last night Tory MP Nigel Evans said: "The phrase rip-off Britain finally rings true. There clearly needs to be a Government inquiry into why supermarkets are not passing on their profits to customers."
* So what do you think about the hike in prices?
* Are you struggling to make ends meet?
* Do you blame the Government for this situation?
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