Thread: Britain INCREASES tax on ebooks
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Old 06-23-2010, 04:16 AM   #27
murraypaul
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Originally Posted by Roger Parkinson View Post
It seems a shame. But this is what they are thinking:
1) the economy is screwed
2) anyone with an eReader must have money
3) tax them
You could probably substitute eReader with other things: car, house, puppy, clothing
But eReader is the relevant thing here.
No, the original post is misleading. eReader is completely irrelevant.
They haven't raised the tax on eBooks, they have raised the tax on everything.
Do you seriously think they've been sitting down considering what to do about eBooks? They've been a bit busy cutting spending by 25%.
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