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Originally Posted by Logseman
If I recall properly, eBooks are not subject to low VAT in the EU because they're not considered a purchase but an electronically rendered commerce service, and e-commerce can't have its VAT reduced. So if your local politician says it's all the EU's fault, she's right this time.
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Perhaps. But the EU don't mandate the VAT rates, or even decide which products or services fall within the scope of VAT. That's up to the member states. (Although it might be the EU that decide the composite rate for electronic imports from outside the EU; not sure about that.)
Also, not all countries that operate VAT are even in the EU.