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xendula · 09-17-2014, 10:40 PM

I think I read somewhere that the French or Luxembourg were trying to not charge any taxes on books (p?e?) and the EU was fircing them to, so that's great news!

ETA: OK, I was a bit off:

France taken to European court over e-book VAT rate

France is facing court action over its continued use of reduced VAT rates for e-books in contravention of EU rules.

The European Commission has referred France to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the 5.5% VAT rate charged on e-books, compared with 20% in the UK and 19% in Germany.

09-17-2014, 10:40 PM	#9
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	I think I read somewhere that the French or Luxembourg were trying to not charge any taxes on books (p?e?) and the EU was fircing them to, so that's great news! ETA: OK, I was a bit off: France taken to European court over e-book VAT rate France is facing court action over its continued use of reduced VAT rates for e-books in contravention of EU rules. The European Commission has referred France to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the 5.5% VAT rate charged on e-books, compared with 20% in the UK and 19% in Germany. Last edited by xendula; 09-17-2014 at 10:44 PM.