Coronavirus Update: The UK Scraps Its 20-Percent VAT on Digital Books

peter.suber's bookmarks 2020-05-01

Summary:

"A rare benefit of COVID-19, the UK’s government has wiped out the market’s punishing 20-percent VAT on digital publications, making ebooks more affordable amid #StayAtHome restrictions...."

Link:

https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/04/coronavirus-update-the-uk-scraps-its-20-percent-vat-on-digital-books-covid19/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.uk oa.legislation oa.prices oa.humanitarian

Date tagged:

05/01/2020, 15:15

Date published:

05/01/2020, 11:15