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In a joint declaration, the German, French, Italian and Polish Culture ministers have urged the  European Commission to urgently propose an evolution of the European legislation to allow reduced VAT rates on all books whatever their format.<\/p>\n

Read the press release <\/a><\/p>\n

Cr\u00e9dit photo : Gstudio Group – fotolia.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a joint declaration, the German, French, Italian and Polish Culture ministers have urged the  European Commission to urgently propose an evolution of the European legislation to allow reduced VAT rates on all books whatever their format. 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