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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.
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