😱😱😱 www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s... Daarin ook dit... 'Latvia raised its VAT rate for books from 5% to the 21% standard rate at the start of 2009 but reversed the measure only eight months later, after lay-offs at publishing houses and a sharp decrease in sales.' 😱😱😱

Slovakia targets ‘wealthy’ book buyers with steep VAT rise

Booksellers, publishers and pro-Russia groups deride proposed rate increase to reduce public deficit