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Originally Posted by Hellmark
I find it kinda odd that European governments thinks that they can tax electronics so highly. I mean, that type of tax is supposed to foster buying of locally produced goods, however, when it comes to electronics, nothing is really locally produced. Even Nokia, which is a european company, doesn't produce their phones there.
Just seems odd to me, but then again, I'm not from there.
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This has nothing to do with electronics.
Most EU countries have two VAT levels. One low, for everyday necessities, such as water, electricity, and some others stuff (like pbooks). And one high, for the rest. This includes everything else. Including software and services. And as ebooks are defined as services by the EU government, they don't fall under the low VAT level but rather the high one.