§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the European Economic Community Commission challenge on the zero rating of news services for value added tax purposes includes newspapers and broadcasting licences; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Brooke[pursuant to his reply, 20 November 1986, c. 315]: No. The Commission's challenge is on our zero-rating of certain news services under group 6 of schedule 5 to the VAT Act 1983, that is
The supply to newspapers or to the public of information of a kind published in newspapersin so far as they relate to the supply of news services to industry.