Cost of Living: Chocolate and sweet prices rise ahead of Easter

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Cost of Living: Chocolate and sweet prices rise ahead of Easter
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The cost of chocolate and other food and drink items are going up.

Image source,Whilst it is impossible to predict exactly what will happen, we can look at what the experts are saying about prices.

The government has a price forecaster - a bit like a weather forecaster - but for what will happen with inflation in the future. It's called the Office for Budget Responsibility, or the OBR. The OBR thinks inflation should go down this year as energy and food prices rise less quickly than in recent times. This doesn't mean that prices will go down, however, just that they won't rise at this same rate for as long as possible.

Imagine it like squeezing a brake on the bike - it doesn't make the bike go backwards, but it does slow it down. An expert from the Bank of England also has been advising firms to not put prices up faster than inflation - even though it's costing more to produce things. They said it could drive the

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