A major pub chain has been forced to increase the price of a pint by 15p after Rachel Reeves' tax raid left it with an added £8million in staff costs.
Fuller's says the rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) from last October's budget as well as the higher minimum wage from April has left the firm badly hit.
The Chiswick-based company - which has 5,500 staff members - warned back in November last year the financial measures would cause the price of its pints to rise.
It comes as pub and hospitality companies have been among the worst affected amid soaring staff bills.
Fuller, Smith & Turner chief executive Simon Emeny said the chain had tried to be 'sensitive' with price increases, to 'make sure that going to the pub remains an affordable treat'.
