{
  "id": 19623,
  "title": "What is a book? The Ministry of Economy is consulting the French to adjust VAT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/quest-ce-quun-livre-le-ministere-de-leconomie-consulte-les-francais",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-07-30T15:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde Economie",
    "slug": "le-monde-economie",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2026/07/30/qu-est-ce-qu-un-livre-le-ministere-de-l-economie-consulte-les-francais-pour-ajuster-la-tva_6737040_823448.html"
  },
  "original_language": "fr",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Books benefit from a reduced VAT of 5.5% in France. However, we need to know precisely what a book is. A decision by the Council of State and a consultation launched by the Ministry of the Economy are rekindling the debate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}