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    Global Daily Tax News, Denmark To Remove VAT On Books, (Aug 25, 2025)

    In a bid to boost literacy rates, the Danish Government has proposed removing value-added tax on books.

    Denmark currently charges the highest rate in the European Union on the supply of books, both in physical or electronic format, of 25 percent.

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    In a bid to boost literacy rates, the Danish Government has proposed removing value-added tax on books.

    Denmark currently charges the highest rate in the European Union on the supply of books, both in physical or electronic format, of 25 percent.

    The rate is substantially higher than regional peers, with Sweden charging a six percent rate on the supply, including on loan by libraries, of books, newspapers, and periodicals either on physical means of support or supplied electronically or both. Norway waives VAT on supplies of books, while Finland introduced a 14 percent rate of VAT on books with effective from January 1, 2025.

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