为了支持酒店业永久减税, 英国酒吧连锁店Wetherspoon在9月12日将价格降低7.5%. UK pub chain Wetherspoon reduces prices by 7.5% on September 12 to advocate for permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality sector.

Wetherspoon(英国的酒吧连锁店)将在9月12日的一天内将食品和饮料价格降低7.5%, Wetherspoon, a UK pub chain, will reduce food and drink prices by 7.5% for one day on September 12 to advocate for a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality sector. 创始人Tim Martin认为,目前酒吧的增值税为20%,而超市的增值税为零,这造成了不公平的竞争劣势。 Founder Tim Martin argues that the current 20% VAT on pubs compared to the zero VAT for supermarkets creates an unfair competitive disadvantage. 他敦促政府将增值税降低到12.5%,以支持酒吧的生存,并实现税收平等。 He urges the government to lower VAT to 12.5% to support the survival of pubs and establish tax equality. 根据当地法律,苏格兰的折扣仅适用于食品和非酒精饮料。 The discount in Scotland applies only to food and non-alcoholic drinks due to local laws.