book – My Country? Europe. https://mycountryeurope.com We provide information, analysis, memes and entertainment on European matters every day. We believe making Europeans is the key to making Europe. Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:43:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.15 https://mycountryeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-LOGO1.0-32x32.png book – My Country? Europe. https://mycountryeurope.com 32 32 EU citizens could pay less for e-books https://mycountryeurope.com/politics/european-union/eu-citizens-pay-less-e-books/ https://mycountryeurope.com/politics/european-union/eu-citizens-pay-less-e-books/#respond Wed, 03 May 2017 17:08:45 +0000 http://mycountryeurope.com/?p=656 “Our way of reading has changed rapidly over recent years. Now, it makes no sense to apply a double standard whereby an online newspaper is taxed higher than a printed one you buy in a shop. This new directive will give Member States the option to align VAT on digital content with printed matter,” said …

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]]> “Our way of reading has changed rapidly over recent years. Now, it makes no sense to apply a double standard whereby an online newspaper is taxed higher than a printed one you buy in a shop. This new directive will give Member States the option to align VAT on digital content with printed matter,” said the rapporteur Tom Vandenkendelaere”

A EU Commission proposal to enable member states to charge a reduced rate of VAT on e-books, which would bring them into line with VAT levied on printed matter, was backed by the 48 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Currently, e-books have to be taxed at an EU minimum standard rate of 15%, whereas member states are free to charge the reduced rate of at least 5% — and in some cases, even zero-rates — on printed publications.

The proposal will now be voted by Parliament as a whole on May 31st or June 1st.

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