Jeremy Clarkson reveals staggering costs of keeping his Farmer's Dog pub running

Jeremy Clarkson reveals staggering costs of keeping his Farmer's Dog pub running in 'Starmer's Britain' - and admits it's 'nigh-on impossible' to make a profit

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed the swingeing costs involved in keeping his Farmer's Dog pub open - as he blamed 'Starmer's Britain' for pushing up prices.

The TV presenter says it is 'nigh-on impossible' to make profits at the venue in Oxfordshire despite it being rammed within an hour of first opening in August.

He has outlined the burden imposed by a blend of thefts by customers, heating bills, parking and traffic marshal costs and payments to staff which have been hiked by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government.
In her Budget on October 30, Chancellor Rachel Reeves increased NI contributions from employers on wages from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent, starting in April.

She also announced that the National Living Wage - for those aged 21 and over - would rise from £11.44 to £12.21 an hour that same month.

Pub groups have been among her critics, warning venues were already under pressure amid widespread closures and that many more would now go bust.

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