- The court examines whether the reduced VAT rate applies to publication rights, as it does to reading rights, in contracts between institutions (like universities) and foreign publishers.
- Key issues include whether reading and publication rights are separate or a single indivisible service, and if publication rights qualify for the reduced VAT rate.
- The court considers if applying the standard VAT rate to publication rights violates the principle of neutrality or the intention of the legislator.
- Both parties agree that if the reduced rate applies to publication rights, the claimant overpaid €120 in VAT.
- The court will base its assessment on the submitted contracts, focusing on whether the division between reading and publication rights reflects economic reality.
Source: uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl
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