Dáil debates
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed
5:00 pm
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
The 2008 social welfare increases far exceeded the increase in the consumer price index in the current year. As the Minister for Finance announced yesterday, the projected rate of inflation for 2009 is 2.5%.
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