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Slovakia targets ‘wealthy’ book buyers with steep VAT rise

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Slovakia targets ‘wealthy’ book buyers with steep VAT rise

Sep 20 2024

Slovakia’s populist government has announced plans to drastically raise value-added tax (VAT) on books to help fix its public finances, drawing condemnation not only from booksellers and publishers but also far-right, pro-Russian propaganda groups seeking to circulate their ideas in print.

Source: The Guardian

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