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- Sir Tim Martin, founder of JD Wetherspoon, backs Reform UK's pub tax plan.
- He says VAT could fall to 10% and beer duty by 10%, bringing pint prices to £2.99.
- Critics, including a leading think-tank, warn the calculations may be flawed.
- Professor Ashwin Kumar warns funding the tax cuts via the two-child benefit cap risks harming vulnerable families.
- Labour proposes a 15% cut in pubs' business rates.
