If a takeaway coffee is the new barometer of rising living costs in the UK, the situation could be even worse for caffeine addicts than the picture painted by the chancellor this week as a high street latte now costs well over £3, according to new figures.
The price of takeaway coffee has been thrown into the spotlight after Jeremy Hunt released a video that used paper cups as a prop to explain the December inflation rate of 10.5% to the public. “I’m afraid coffee is getting more expensive,” he said, adding it was “nearly £3 a cup”.
