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Old 01-02-2015, 08:58 AM   #241
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I agree with you entirely, but it needs to change at the EU level; national governments can't make the change. Hence my earlier remark that there was little point in talking to the government about it.
Luxembourg and France have charged their lower rate of VAT on ebooks for three years now. The case is still going through the EU courts.

The UK government could decide to charge 0% VAT on ebooks. But they would (eventually!) get taken to the EU courts about it.

There are some moves in the EU to get audiobooks and ebooks reclassified so that countries can apply their reduced VAT rates to them. I hope that happens at some point.
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