Rising energy costs and global instability threaten recovery for Renfrewshire households

Rising energy costs and global instability threaten recovery for Renfrewshire households

Hopes of easing cost of living pressures for households in Renfrewshire have been thrown into uncertainty due to global events, councillors have been told. An update to the Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee revealed that while inflation and energy costs had been expected to fall, new international developments are likely to reverse that trend. Officials said there had been “positive green shoots” earlier in the year, including falling inflation …