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"If I have the means to get in the market, I might as well get in now, because homes are just going to get more expensive," Aileen said.

In theory, making borrowing more expensive means people have less money to spend, which slows prices rises.

Both proposals — the expansion and the less expensive package of repairs and upgrades — are set to go before the full City Council on Friday.

The pace of price rises matched the inflation rate in July but as some costs such as airfares rose at a slower rate, food was more expensive with cheese, fish and vegetable prices all rising.

EVs can be significantly more expensive than a petrol or diesel car or a hybrid upfront, but the gap is narrowing.