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Henry Saker-Clark

Wetherspoon founder urges sector to back Reform’s pub tax overhaul

Sir Tim Martin made his comments in a stock exchange filing (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

The founder of Wetherspoon has urged other hospitality industry bosses to throw their support behind Reform UK’s policies for the pub sector, including plans to slash beer tax.

Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said the proposed changes would help the sector move towards “tax parity with supermarkets”.

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