{"id":1955,"date":"2024-05-22T06:42:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/uk-inflation-falls-to-2-3-lowest-level-in-almost-three-years\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:42:08","slug":"uk-inflation-falls-to-2-3-lowest-level-in-almost-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/uk-inflation-falls-to-2-3-lowest-level-in-almost-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UK inflation falls to 2.3%, lowest level in almost three years"},"content":{"rendered":"
UK inflation falls to 2.3%, lowest level in almost three years<\/p>\n
Apprentice contestant Phil Turner and his wife Theresa have been feeling the pinch of inflation and the cost of living over the past three years.<\/p>\n
“I think it\u2019s affected us just like it\u2019s really affected everyone. I think for us the big hit was the interest rates going up, the cost of food and the cost of electricity. <\/p>\n
“It just sort of eats into any disposable income that you do have and you find yourself having to penny pinch all the time,” Phil tells the BBC.<\/p>\n
The couple have two children and are best known for their Turner\u2019s Pies business, which is a family-run bakery located in West Sussex.<\/p>\n
Theresa says turning off the lights, making packed lunches, having meal plans and avoiding takeaways has helped them cut costs.<\/p>\n
“With all the prices getting pushed up so much you just lose them little extra luxuries.<\/p>\n
“So maybe on the weekend you might have had a little takeaway, we find ourselves having to cook,” Phil adds.<\/p>\n
They both feel like “the pressure is starting to ease a little bit” now, but Theresa says she doesn’t hold “too much hope” that inflation will ease quickly.<\/p>\n
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