French Booksellers Cry Foul At VAT Hike On Literature

[The French are strongly pro IP, and the low VAT (sales tax)
demonstrates it. But he article is really asking if the protection of
books will continue in Europe generally. The UK does not charge any
sales tax on physical books (reaction to the newspaper Stamp Duty which
was also part cause of the American War of Independence), though with
the complications of the ebook that may change. ]

French Booksellers Cry Foul At VAT Hike On Literature
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-37769
http://www.france24.com/en/20111208-booksellers-cry-foul-vat-tax-hike-literature-france-books-france





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