The biggest drivers for those figures are energy prices, they're a substantial element of everything we buy. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that countries like France, with almost entirely nationalised control of supply and pricing, have kept inflation down.al_yrpal wrote: 21 Jan 2026, 12:14pm Inflation in France 0.7%, Germany 2%, UK 3.4%.
Cause - taxes, government borrowing
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