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    Slovacchia: i ricchi comprano libri, quindi le tasse aumentano dal 10% al 23%

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    1. _Curious_Creature_ on

      The finance minister said that books will be taxed the same as other goods because they are mostly purchased by wealthier individuals.

      https://tvnoviny.sk/ekonomika/clanok/926022-knihy-si-kupuju-bohatsi-ludia-povedal-minister-kamenicky-budu-spadat-pod-najvyssiu-sadzbu-dph

      This, along with the increase in tax from 20% to 23%, is part of a consolidation package to mitigate debt and spending.

      https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/QtMNCMp/rast-dph-na-slovensku-premier-fico-avizoval-zvysenie-na-23-percent/

      They also introduced new taxes, including a controversial tax on financial transactions, getting inspiration from Hungary.

      https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2024/07/media-obleteli-spravy-o-zdaneni-vyberov-z-bankomatu-a-prevodov-penazi-rezort-financii-to-popiera-a-hovori-o-klamstvach/

      Edit: links

    2. M1ckey on

      Knowledge and education being unaffordable are one of the pillars of populism.

    4. MintPasteOrangeJuice on

      Whether the tax is 10% or 23%, it’s the reasoning that is hilariously dumb. “Only the rich people buy books anyways”.

    5. fortuneman7585 on

      Yeah, our government manages to stride that perfect line between ridiculous and sad.

    7. l_______I on

      That’s ridiculous. Shouldn’t culture and knowledge be widely accessible?

    9. thisis_not_throwaway on

      I guess generally speaking, we are seeing a huge decline in the quality of governments, members of parliament, etc in Europe and in the EU when compared to the 70, 80s, 90s.
      The sheer amount of stupidity that goes around, the populism, the lack of care for the citizen, the groundless statements, the lack of structural policies…
      And in a day and age where apparently people are more educated.
      It is shameful

    10. szofter on

      Sounds ridiculous and in a way is, but hear me out… it kinda also makes sense.

      Most countries have a reduced VAT rate for books because access to knowledge and culture and whatnot. This dates back to when books were *the* way to get knowledge. Now the internet is everywhere. If someone doesn’t know something, it’s not necessarily because they couldn’t afford the book that contains that knowledge.

      There are also e-books (which I’m not sure were ever taxed at the same reduced rate to begin with? at least they aren’t in Hungary) and public libraries are still around too. So buying printed books now often only serves vanity purposes; for instance a stacked bookshelf looks good as a video call background.

    11. ThomasDorlian on

      This is the exact same thing the Dutch right-wing coalition has decided to enact. Raising tax on books from 9 to 21…

    12. lightninrods on

      The rich should get their wealth taxed instead, since they’re the privileged class whom always benefit from conditions otherwise harmful to the rest of productive society.

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