Prices at The Potters Wheel in The Kingsway, The Bank Statement in Wind Street, The Red Lion Inn in Sway Road, Morriston, and The Mardy Inn in High Street, Gorseinon, will be reduced for one day only to mark Tax Equality Day in the Wetherspoon pubs.
So, for example, a customer spending £10 on food and drink will pay £9.25 on Tax Equality Day.
All food and drink in pubs is subject to 20 per cent VAT.
By comparison, supermarkets pay zero VAT on food, and are able to use that saving to sell alcohol to its customers at a discounted price.
Bank Statement manager, Ben Edwards, said:
“Customers coming to the pub on Thursday, September 18, will find that the price of their food and drink is lower than normal.
“It’s unfair that supermarkets pay zero VAT on food, but pubs pay 20 per cent.
“Pubs have been under fantastic pressure for decades due to the tax disadvantages it has with supermarkets.
“The tax benefit allows supermarkets to subsidise the selling price of beer.
“A VAT cut to 12.5 per cent is needed to ensure that pubs continue to thrive.
“We urge the Chancellor to create tax equality between pubs and supermarkets.”
[Lead image: Wetherspoon Pubs]
