Petition The CUT Campaign against VAT on e-books (CAVE) -

CUT - The Writers e-Publishing Community wants the UK Government to abolish VAT on e-books.

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We want the UK treasury to begin the process of abolition unilaterally and then lobby the EU to do likewise.

As a nation with such a proud heritage of writing it is simply wrong that we tax reading, by placing VAT on e-books. This was recognised when VAT was introduced 42 years ago and books were zero rated, so why tax e-books, now representing nearly a quarter of all books purchased and forecast to be 50% by the end of this decade.

We must promote reading and by adding VAT to e-books we are smothering our culture under tax.

Here is an example of how unfair it is.

 Version Book e-Book
 Selling Price £10.00 £10.00
 VAT £0.00 £2.00
 after UK tax £10.00 £8.00

So we at CUT - The Writers e-Publishing Community urge you the UK Government to join us in the fight.