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Old 04-09-2012, 11:24 AM   #24
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It's worth noting that Amazon being based in Luxembourg is beneficial for customers, not just for Amazon themselves. It means we pay lower prices for many ebooks as a result. I'm sure that people will have noticed that when Luxembourg reduced the ebook VAT rate from 15% to 3% last year, the prices of most ebooks fell.
It may be better for customers, but it is not better for the UK. The UK needs the money that Amazon is not paying in tax. I'm hoping the UK changes the law such that if you even do business in the UK, you get to pay your 20% VAT and your other taxes.
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