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Old 07-07-2010, 10:21 AM   #117
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
And what principle is that? There is no particular reason I can discern for books (paper or electronic) to be zero-rated, aside from those used for educational purposes or subject to other known exemptions.

And "fairness" is largely a matter of perspective. E.g. why should ebooks receive an exemption, when other digital products like digital audio files, downloaded games and so forth not get an exemption?

That they should be treated equally ....
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