Halfords could raise car servicing and repair prices after £23m budget hit

Cycling and motoring retailer calls for more support for business from the government

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Halfords could raise prices for car servicing and repair to help it cope with a 23m cost increase after the autumn budget, and called for more business support from the government.

The cycling and motoring retailer, which has more than 12,000 employees, reported on Tuesday that the budget measures add 23m of direct labour costs, of which 9m was already included in its planning assumptions.