Denmark to Abolish Vat on Books in Effort to Get More People Reading
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Denmark plans to abolish VAT on books to encourage reading.
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pestatije
5 months ago
ingen nosser til at gøre det negativt
duxup
5 months ago
Books being covered by VAT, I doubt that's the problem, nor is removing it a fix.
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