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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Will UK supermarkets cap food prices and how could it work?

The Treasury has reportedly asked supermarkets to limit food prices, which could see the prices of essential groceries such as eggs, bread and milk capped.

In return, the government could offer supermarkets “incentives”, which could include easing packaging policies and delay potentially costly changes to healthy food rules, according to the Financial Times.

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