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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Louise Burne

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says banks 'can’t have it both ways' after ECB rate hike

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the banks “can’t have it both ways” and must examine interest on savings as mortgage rates go up.

He made the comments after the European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed that it was increasing interest rates by 0.5%.

This is the sixth time that rates have been increased in the last year as it attempts to tackle inflation.

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