--- title: Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more», a lesson of the politics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Last year your sweets cost 50p; now they cost 65p. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/) / Prices, money and jobs: why everything… # Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more Lesson 18 of the politics course of Mova's primary school: 17 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/0/) — Last year your sweets cost 50p; now they cost 65p. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/1/) — Nobody stole your 15p: when the prices of most things rise over time, it is called inflation, and the same coin simply buys less. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/2/) — It was reported that in 2022 and 2023 prices rose fast in many countries, partly because energy and food got dearer after the pandemic and after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine cut gas supplies to Europe. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/3/) — Every fix has a cost for someone. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/4/) — Higher interest rates calm prices but raise house payments; tariffs may protect some factory jobs but can raise prices in shops; a higher minimum wage helps workers but costs businesses more. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/5/) — That is why grown-ups argue about it so much. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/6/) — Most politicians want people to be better off; they disagree about the way: some want lower taxes so people keep more money, others want more spending to help families, and many want a mix. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/8/) — Inflation is when the prices of most things rise over time; the cost of living is how much money you need for food, heating, rent and other everyday things. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/9/) — Some say governments spent and printed too much money; others say world problems like the pandemic and war pushed up fuel and food costs. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/10/) — It was reported that energy prices shot up in 2022, especially in Europe; some governments helped with bills, and in Britain a price cap limits how much energy companies can charge. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/12/) — A tariff is a tax on goods coming from abroad; news reports said that in 2025 the US announced many new tariffs, and some countries answered with tariffs of their own. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/13/) — Some say tariffs protect home factories and bring jobs back; others say the cost is often passed on to shoppers as higher prices. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/14/) — The minimum wage is the lowest pay per hour the law allows; raising it gives workers more but raises costs for businesses. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/16/) — Shrinkflation is when a product gets smaller but the price stays the same; the unit price, such as the price per 100 grams, lets you compare. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/17/) — News reports said more families, including some with jobs, used food banks during the cost of living crisis; using a food bank is nothing to be ashamed of. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/18/) — It was reported that rents and house prices have risen faster than pay in places like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada; some want many more homes built, others want green spaces protected. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/20/) — Some say lower taxes leave people freer and help businesses create jobs; others say more public spending helps those struggling most; many want a mix. - ← previous: [UK elections and the prime minister, as reported](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/) - next →: [Immigration and borders](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/) - ↑ back to [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/)