On Friday, US company Solid Gold Bomb apologised for selling the T-shirt and removed it from sale, saying a listing was automatically generated in error.

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As a result and with a need to ensure we do not make the basic error of double counting in terms of the hike in VAT on petrol prices, we calculate that underlying domestically generated inflationary pressures continue to run at less than 2% a year.

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