{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/74193.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":74193,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"The CUT Campaign against VAT on e-books (CAVE)     -","background":null,"additional_details":"CUT - The Writers e-Publishing Community wants the UK Government to abolish VAT on e-books.\r\n\r\nvisit CUT at; www.cutalongstory.com\r\n\r\nWe want the UK treasury to begin the process of abolition unilaterally and then lobby the EU to do likewise.\r\n\r\nAs a nation with such a proud heritage of writing it is simply wrong that we tax reading, by placing VAT on e-books. This was recognised when VAT was introduced 42 years ago and books were zero rated, so why tax e-books, now representing nearly a quarter of all books purchased and forecast to be 50% by the end of this decade.\r\n\r\nWe must promote reading and by adding VAT to e-books we are smothering our culture under tax.\r\n\r\nHere is an example of how unfair it is.\r\n\r\n\tVersion \t\t\t\tBook\t\te-Book\r\n\tSelling Price\t\t\t£10.00\t\t£10.00\r\n\tVAT\t\t\t\t          £0.00\t\t  £2.00\r\n\tafter UK tax\t\t\t£10.00\t\t  £8.00\r\n\r\nSo we at CUT - The Writers e-Publishing Community urge you the UK Government to join us in the fight.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":3,"created_at":"2015-01-25T06:30:36.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:30.282Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2015-01-28T08:08:16.000Z","closed_at":"2015-03-30T22:59:59.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2015-01-25T06:30:36.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}