MSE News: Cheaper energy brings inflation down

Tell that to someone who uses LPG for gas - due to the Europe wide cold spell this winter last week it suddenly jumped 8ppl overnight... 12.12% just like that.

Wonder if that will go down again now the demand is much lower? Also will we see inflation go back up next month partly due to this?

I have to laugh at this Guardian article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/20/falling-energy-bills-inflation-down

specifically

"The dip in the CPI rate of inflation will continue the downward trend seen in recent months and matches forecasts by the Bank of England, which predicted that the rise in the cost of living would ease this year"

You would've thought someone would've pointed out that this is the exception rather than the rule. They've been saying inflation was temporary for about two years.

Of course inflation is coming down, apart from fuel prices going up, we haven't had any above inflation increases in rail fares, have we? I guess the average commuter will have to console themselves with a state of the art, ultra high resolution snap of the delayed trains noticeboard or fuel pump price using their newly acquired digital camera.

Inflation is being manipulated by this Government in very sneaky ways ,however. Notice most of your council tax bills have hardly changed from last year? That rise, I would guess, would normally go on RPI at least. Councils being very fiscally prudent? No. The Government subsidising the councils to the tune of 2.5% to mask the inflation increase. Yes.
Remember, you have still paid for that increase, the money has to come from somewhere.