WETHERSPOONS has announced the price of a pint of beer will be cut by an average of 20 p today, in an attempt to show consumers the benefits of leaving the EU .
The popular British pub brand, whose founder and chairmanTim Martinis a staunch Brexiteer, has announced beer prices will be slashed to show how leaving the Customs Union can reduce costs. Mr Martin said leaving the customs union on October 31 would allow the Government to end “protectionist tariffs”, which he maintained would reduce prices in pubs and supermarkets. From today, one of Wetherspoons best-sold drinks, a pint of Ruddles, will be sold for as cheaply as £ 1. 39 a pint.
The beer brand will be sold at the cheapest price of £ 1. 39 in 36 stores, while 160 branches will see the drink for £ 1. 59.
The majority of pubs, more than 600 of them, will sell the beer for £ 1. 69.
Where Ruddles is unavaila ble, Greene King IPA or Caledonian Deuchars will be included at the reduced price.
It is the latest Brexit-related move by Wetherspooon, which has shown its commitment to leaving the EU by selling more English and Australian wines over European brands.
Wetherspoons will cut beers by 20 p to show the benefits of leaving the EU(Image: Getty)
Wetherspoons has shown a commitment to leaving the EU by selling less European brands(Image: Getty)
Tim Martin said: “At the current time customers and businesses pay tariffs on thousands of products which are imported from outside the EU.
“These tariffs are collected by the UK Government and sent to Brussels .
“Provided we leave the customs union on October 31, the Government can end these protectionist tariffs, which will reduce prices in supermarkets and pubs.
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“In order to illustrate this point, Wetherspoon has decided to reduce the price of Rudd les bitter, brewed by Greene King.
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Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin is a staunch Brexiteer(Image: Getty)
“A lot of politicians have misled the public by suggesting leaving the customs union would be a ‘cliff edge’ or ‘disaster ‘.
“This is the reverse of the truth. Ending tariffs will reduce prices. ”
Mr Martin, has committed to selling more UK and non-EU brands in his pubs, axing a number of drinks over its hard-line stance on Brexit.
Jagerbombs were withdrawn from all 880 branches last year and were replaced by an English version called Stika – that was later dubbed “Brexit bombs ”by customers.
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More recently the chain has replaced European wines and fizz with bottled from the USA, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and Arg
European beers have also been culled, with a third of beers produced in the bloc being axed.
The pub said withdrawing European brands from shelves will lead to cheaper prices for customers overall.
Mr Martin said: “Tariffs are imposed on wine from Australia, New Zealand and the US, and also on coffee, oranges, rice and more than 12, 00 0 other products.
Tim Martin has committed to selling more UK brands in his pubs(Image: Getty)
“There will be an inevitable transfer of trade post-Brexit to countries outside the EU, which will reduce prices in shops and pubs.
“The products we are now introducing are at lower prices than the EU products they are replacing. ”
Wetherspoons continue to serve Kopparberg cider from Sweden after the manufacturer confirmed that it will be producing its cider in the UK post-Brexit.
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