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Old 06-03-2010, 04:25 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by K-Thom View Post
Harry, that's only true insofar that eBooks generally are treated as software. Were they treated as books (which is up to each own country's decision), they could very well go for the reduced VAT.
My understanding is that this is an EU ruling; the individual country does not have the choice. Spain recently attempted to apply a lower rate of VAT to eBooks; the EU objected, and they were not permitted to do so.
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