US EditionPablo Motos Apologizes in 'El Antiguero' After the Vat Controversy of the Books: "Nobody Checked the Data"
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The error was so basic that it hurt. And of course, the internet did what it best does: amplify it until it became a fire. One day after claiming live that the VAT on books was 21%, Pablo Motos started 'El Antiguero' with a public correction.
Pablo Motos and Sonsoles Ónega have apologized in their respective programs this Wednesday for a wrong fact. Tuesday, during the interview of the journalist and writer in El antmiguero, they stated that the VAT of the books was 21%, and both asked for it to be reduced, or even eliminated, to facilitate access to reading. However, since 1992 the reduced VAT is applied to the physical books, 4%, the same as the e-books have since 2020.
The piphia was a manual. Or, rather, a book. Sonsoles Onega visited ‘El Hormiguero‘ (Antena 3) to present his new novel ‘It will carry your name’ and, in full conversation with Pablo Motos about access to reading, they both made a mistake that has become trending topic: They ensured that books tax 21% VAT, the same type as a tobacco pack, and asked to reduce it to encourage the cultural industry. “It’s 21%, the same as a packet of Ducados. Is th…
Pablo Motos opened last night ‘El antrigero’ with a correction for the mistake he had made along with Sonsoles Onega by assuring the day before that the VAT on the books was 21%, when in fact it is 4%. And he did so by making it clear from where, according to him, the matter had come out: “I want to apologize because yesterday we gave an incorrect data. Sonsoles Onega proposed to the team to talk about the VAT of the team because it seemed exces…
Last night, Pablo Motos started ‘El Antiguero’ with humility to apologize to those who make it possible for his program to go ahead: the audience. The reason was none other than an incorrect fact about the VAT of the books that was disseminated [...] The entry Pablo Motos faces and asks forgiveness in ‘El Antiguero’ after Sonsoles Ónega’s mistake about VAT in the books was first published in Cadena Dial.
Both acknowledge their error after stating that VAT on books is 21% instead of 4%
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