Commenting on today’s (Wednesday) inflation figures, which show CPI inflation at 1.0%, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
"Despite rises for some items, the bigger picture remains low inflation with the economy still hit by the pandemic.
"The government must do everything it can to protect jobs. If a business has a clear case for job retention support beyond October, they must get it. It's senseless to let viable jobs go to the wall after supporting them this far."
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