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SoA publishes manifesto asks for the next UK government

ByMartin Reed 22 November 20197 August 2022

We call on the next Government to support Britain’s cultural heart: with funding and legislation, with transparency and ambition.

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Axe the Reading Tax! End prejudice against digital readers

ByMartin Reed 22 October 201827 January 2023

The UK Government has the opportunity to overturn an illogical and manifestly unfair tax system that discriminates against digital readers.

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Scrap the reading tax!

ByMartin Reed 11 October 201827 January 2023

It has been a longstanding principle that VAT is zero-rated on sales of printed books, in order to prevent a tax on reading and a tax on knowledge.

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SoA calls on Government to act as European Council paves the way for abolishing VAT on e-books

ByMartin Reed 2 October 201827 January 2023

The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) has agreed to allow all member states to give e-books and audiobooks the same VAT-free status as printed books.

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