πŸ“šπŸ”₯ Oh no, Denmark! Facing a "reading crisis," you finally axed that 25% book tax. πŸš«πŸ“– Who knew the key to #literacy was not charging an arm and a leg for a paperback? πŸ€”πŸ’Έ Next up, solving the national "too much time on social media" problem by giving away free novels with every phone purchase. πŸ“±πŸ“š
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0820/1529397-denmark-book-tax/ #readingcrisis #Denmark #booktax #socialmedia #novelinitiative #HackerNews #ngated

Slovakia targets β€˜wealthy’ book buyers with steep VAT rise

#bookstodon #BookTax is so shortsighted in so many ways

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/slovakia-targets-wealthy-book-buyers-with-steep-vat-rise?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Slovakia targets β€˜wealthy’ book buyers with steep VAT rise

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

The Guardian