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Old 09-28-2011, 04:26 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Daveoc64 View Post
The EU has declared (taking effect from January 2011) that it is acceptable for countries to lower the VAT rate of eBooks to the same level as that of paper books (either 0% or a lower rate depending on the country)
This is only for "any similar physical medium that predominantly reproduce the same textual information content as printed books" (emphasis added). Purely downloadable ebooks are still only allowed to be subject to full rate VAT.

Unless you've spotted a regulation I've missed.
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