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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Pol Allingham

Government urged supermarkets to limit food prices, according to reports

The proposals would see shops voluntarily cap the prices of essential groceries such as eggs, bread and milk, according to the Financial Times (Nick Ansell/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government “must focus on how it will reduce the public policy costs which are pushing up food prices”, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said after reports the Treasury asked supermarkets to limit food prices in return for the lifting of some regulations.

The proposals would see shops voluntarily cap the prices of essential groceries such as eggs, bread and milk, according to the Financial Times.

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