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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to reduce the rate of VAT currently charged on audio and e-books to 5%. More details
Submitted by Ms M Janaway – Deadline to sign up by: 20 November 2009 – Signatures: 31
More details from petition creator
VAT is currently charged at the highest rate (15%) on audio and e-books. This makes them expensive when compared to printed books which are zero rated for VAT. Given that many blind & visually impaired people buy audio & e-books (with their adjustable font size), this is inequitable. E-books also offer unrivalled opportunities to make literature more accessible and attractive to young people & all efforts should be made to reduce prices. Given the recent EU vote to reduce VAT on audio & e-books to the lowest rate in 2011, the Govt should take action as soon as possible to reduce the rate before that date, as they have already done in Sweden.
Current signatories
Ms M Janaway, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Helen May
- Andrew Leon Crystall
- Ian Graham
- Ian Clark
- Richard Aird
- Bethan Ruddock
- Paul Stainthorp
- Sarah Barker
- Kate Holmden
- Jon Howells
- Matt Raven
- Alana Macmillan
- Richard Green
- Tim Williams
- Alison Bruce
- Ben Charlton
- Daniel Piddock
- Iain K Burns
- Christopher Hall
- David McMenemy
- Lee Harris
- Alex Ingram
- David Kerry
- John Dalling
- Laura Slowe
- John Kirriemuir
- Gareth Osler
- Sarah Pearson
- Mary Bryceland
- Justin Emery
