‘Rip-off’ Ireland is the most expensive country in Europe for consumer goods and services, says EU

Ireland had the single highest consumer prices in the EU last year, because of government hikes in alcohol and tobacco as well as the cost of energy and communications, the EU has found.

Ireland’s price level for consumer goods and services was a whopping 46% above the EU average in 2022, according to new data released by Eurostat today.

The report named Ireland as the country with the highest overall price level, followed by Denmark ...