An Evesham pub landlord has said some aspects of the Government's new budget are ridiculous. 

Tom Doggett, landlord of The Red Lion the in town centre, has called the budget not as bad as it could have been but admitted that it would still hurt businesses up and down the country. 

The budget, which will raise billions for the new Labour government, saw rises in employer contributions to national insurance and an increase to the minimum wage amongst other aspects. 

Mr Doggett said: "The main thing for us is the increase in national insurance, that will hurt us for sure and will be quite painful. 

"The minimum wage increase won't affect us because we have always paid over but it is something to just keep in mind because there's always an expectation to be paid more.

"None of the alcohol changes will affect us and a penny off the pint is ridiculous and even then it will come of the breweries and not us. 

"The duty cut might help bigger breweries but not us because we tend to focus on small local brewers."

The landlord jokingly admitted that a 50% tax increase for private jet users would likely not affect him.

Mr Doggett continued: "Predictably it could have been a lot worse 

"I think most people in the hospitality industry wanted to see a drop in VAT which would be one way of levelling the playing field against people who say that supermarkets sell £1 bottles of beer.

"We've just got to accept a bigger bill and it will be tougher for a little while. 

"At least with this government, the money might be used a little more positively. 

"In the end, it was not as serious as it could have been and it won't be enough to stop any of our plans for the future."

Upon hearing the budget, Nigel Huddleston Droitwich and Evesham MP, criticised it saying that it would deeply impact working people, businesses and farms. 

Mr Huddleston also said: "This so-called budget for change is a budget of broken promises, spiralling debt, and an unprecedented tax burden on those least able to shoulder it."

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that draught duty on alcoholic drinks will fall by 1.7 per cent.

She said the government was handed a challenging inheritance and added these were difficult choices they were prepared to make to rebuild the country.