Scarborough's The Lord Rosebery pub to cut food and drink prices by 7.5% on Tax Equality Day

Skipton Wetherspoon's cuts prices for a day to highlight 'unfair' VAT

CUSTOMERS of Skipton's Wetherspoon's pub will enjoy reduced prices tomorrow (Thursday) as part of the company's fight for tax equality.All food and…

Scarborough's The Lord Rosebery pub to cut food and drink prices by 7.5% on Tax Equality Day

A Scarborough pub is to cut the price of all food and drink by 7.5 per cent on Thursday September 18 – to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.

Tax Equality Day, and the rise of alcohol free - Beer Today

Wetherspoon pubs will cut the price of all food and drinks by 7.5% on Thursday, to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry. For example, a customer spending £10 on food and drinks will pay only £9.25 on Tax Equality Day. All food and drinks in pubs are subject to 20% VAT. In comparison, supermarkets pay zero VAT on food and are able to use that saving to sell alcohol to customers at a discounted price. “A V…