";s:4:"text";s:2731:"Prices at pubs will be reduced for one day only in a stand against VAT. The Sun has asked Wetherspoons which menu items aren't being reduced in price, and we'll update this article once we hear back. You can now get Greggs sausage rolls and and pasties delivered to your door. When Wetherspoons reopened its pubs following lockdown, it'd temporarily axed chicken club and 12 food items from its menu. Manchester United news and transfers LIVE Champions League squad confirmed and Edinson Cavani latest. All food and drink in pubs, except for alcohol, has already been reduced to 5% VAT as a result of the VAT cut by the Chancellor in July and will last until January 12, 2021. Customers will be able to enjoy a beer and burger meal for £5.82 and a pizza and drink combo will be down to £5.08 instead of the usual £5.49 price. The 7.5 per cent discount applies to all food and drinks sold in Wetherspoons pubs across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Company founder Tim Martin, said: “Pubs have been under fantastic pressure for decades due to the tax disadvantages they have with supermarkets.
In Scotland, however, the discount will only be applicable to food, soft drinks and hot drinks due to different licencing rules. An 11 inch margarita pizza with Pepsi will now cost £5.08. A pint of Ruddles will be reduced from £1.29 to £1.19, a pint of Abbot Ale from £1.99 to £1.84, and a refillable coffee will be reduced from £1.29 to £1.19. The price cut will reduce the price of a beer and burger meal at Wetherspoons from £6.29 to £5.82. Wetherspoon argues that supermarkets have being using their tax advantage to reduce alcohol prices for several years. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. At Samuel Smith pubs the price of … Wetherspoons customers WILL be asked to hand over track and trace details every time they go to the pub. He said pubs are at a "disadvantage" compared to high street retailers. Mr Martin said: “Not every UK hospitality business will be able to reduce prices immediately. You can unsubscribe at any time. Be prepared to meet yuppies and regulars alike here, too. A pint of Doombar will fall to £1.79, an average reduction of 31p, while Abbot Ale and guest beers will be cut to £1.99.
Wetherspoons has launched its own reduced prices scheme after the end of the Government's Eat Out to Help Out. But Wetherspoon pubs will be cutting the price of all food and drink for one day only next week.