With the country facing a “reading crisis,” the Danish government plans to exempt books from a 25 percent value-added tax. By Isabella Kwai Officials in Denmark, as in many other places, are worried ...

Bo Lidegaard is the editor in chief of the leading Danish newspaper Politiken and the author of several books on modern history. He served as a diplomat in the Danish Foreign Service before joining ...

Worried by a "reading crisis", Denmark's government will eliminate its sales tax on books, looking to get more citizens buying them, the culture minister has said. The Scandinavian country's 25% tax ...

With data showing one in four 15-year-olds struggle to understand a simple text, Denmark is scrapping its 25% VAT on books, the world's highest tax, in a effort to tackle a growing literacy crisis.

Denmark is taking action to combat declining reading rates by eliminating the 25% VAT on books. The government aims to make books more affordable and competitive with streaming services, hoping to ...