Worth noting that controlling consumption via extra/less tax on specific products is debated a lot in Denmark. Namely cigarettes have a high added tax (about 2kr/0.3 usd PER cigarette). Increasing the tax and thus the price of cigarettes had a fairly large effect on consumption (0.13-0.82% less cigarettes consumed for every 1% price increase) [1].
Recently it has been debated to remove the VAT from vegetables and fruit to increase consumption of those.
The same logic is used for this book VAT exemption (which is good in my opinion) - I doubt we'll see the same effect though. Young people not reading is a complex problem to solve but books are really expensive to buy, so it's a good place to start.
The same logic is used for this book VAT exemption (which is good in my opinion) - I doubt we'll see the same effect though. Young people not reading is a complex problem to solve but books are really expensive to buy, so it's a good place to start.
[1] https://vidensraad.dk/sites/default/files/node/field_report_...