A Wetherspoons pub in Dumbarton is cutting the price of all food and non-alcoholic drinks for one day next week.
The Captain James Lang on High Street will be reducing their prices by 7.5 per cent on Thursday, September 12 to mark 'Tax Equality Day'.
The day is said to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.
Next Thursday, for example, customers purchasing £10 on food and non-alcoholic drinks will spend just £9.25 on Tax Equality Day.
All food and drink in pubs is subject to 20 per cent VAT, however, supermarkets pay zero VAT on food and Wetherspoons say the supermarkets are then able to use that savings to sell alcohol to their customers at a discounted price.
The pub's manager, Ryan Hegarty, said: "Customers coming to The Captain James Lang on Thursday, September 12 will find the price of their food and non-alcoholic 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.
"It doesn't make sense for the hospitality industry to subsidise supermarkets.
"We urge the Chancellor to create tax equality between pubs and supermarkets."
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