2 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2016/0374(CNS)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In its resolution on the future of VAT1a, the European Parliament recalled that one of the key features of VAT is the principle of neutrality and, for that reason, it argued that ‘all books, newspapers and magazines, regardless of format, should be treated in exactly the same way’. _________________ 1a EuropeanParliament resolution of 13 October 2011 on the future of VAT (TA(2011)0436)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The possibility for Member States to apply reduced, super-reduced or zero rates to printed publications and electronic publications should ensure the transfer of economic benefits to consumers, thus promoting reading, and also to publishers, thus encouraging investment in new content and, in the case of newspapers and magazines, reducing reliance on advertising.