Greggs boss warns of price rises after Budget blow following major supermarkets

GREGGS volition rise the terms of its bakery goods due to the fact that of raised National Insurance contributions and rises successful minimum wage

The main of the no-frills concatenation said the measures the authorities rolled retired successful the autumn fund would enactment unit connected prices.

Boss Roisin Currie said that customers could expect to spot the outgo of a sausage rotation oregon different baked goods emergence by "pennies".

On mean Greggs customers walk £4 astatine its stores and this is forecast to emergence marginally.

The October 30 fund saw employers' National Insurance contributions raised and besides lowered the threshold for erstwhile firms commencement paying.

The concatenation besides bumped prices backmost successful June to help screen rising costs.

It comes aft a fig of supermarkets warned hikes to National Insurance contributions could pb shoppers to wage much astatine the till.

Lidl main Ryan McDonnell antecedently told The Sun the determination has near the bargain supermarket dealing with  “tens of millions of pounds” successful other costs.