HC Deb 06 March 1984 vol 55 c504W
Mr. John David Taylor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the rates of value added tax on newspapers in each of the 10 member states of the European Economic Community.

Mr. Lawson

The information is as follows:

Rates
Belgium 6
Denmark 0
France *2.1,4
Germany 7
Greece †
Ireland 23
Italy 0
Luxembourg 6
Netherlands 5
United Kingdom 0
* 2.1 per cent, for dailies and nationali weeklies containing a substantial proportion of political news and comment. Otherwise 4 per cent.
† VAT has not yet been introduced.