People with children are set to fork out three hundred euro more than average over Christmas this year.
The average planned spend is a thousand euro -- rising to 1300 euro for those living with children, according to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
A third of people also plan to borrow to cover their Christmas spending instead of dipping into their savings.
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Gráinne Griffin of the CCPC says people should be wary of using 'buy now, pay later' schemes - especially if they weren't initially planning to:
