West of England shoppers will see their supermarket bills rocket by more than £450, adding pressure to the serious cost-of-living-crisis, according to a new report. Butter, milk and dog food are set to see the largest price hikes.
Metro Mayor Dan Norris said the eye-watering hikes will leave local people struggling as he took aim at the Tory leadership candidates for “parading through TV studios” promising unfunded tax cuts but not backing Labour’s plan to get help to cash-strapped households with an emergency budget.
Grocery price inflation reached 9.9% in July compared to the same period in 2021, according to market insight firm Kantar. The group predicted this figure would continue to rise, and would next month surpass the highest rate it had recorded since it began tracking prices in 2008.
With grocery price inflation on track to soar past 10%, bills are rising rapidly, and West of England shoppers face handing over an additional £454 at the tills every year.
Mayor Norris said: “In many ways this confirms what we already knew – the price of the weekly shop is soaring. At every turn – with rising energy bills and grocery prices – it is getting harder for people in the West of England to make ends meet. Now we are hearing it from the mouths of the Tories – one leadership candidate admitted we face the ‘worst economic crisis for a generation’. After 12 years it’s clear who is to blame”.
COST OF LIVING CRISIS: WEST OF ENGLANDERS FACE £454 EXTRA TO GROCERY BILL – METRO MAYOR COMMENTS
