On March 5, 2015, the European Union Court of Justice ruled that the reduced value-added tax (VAT) established for printed books should not apply to digital books, considering everything distributed or delivered electronically or via Internet as a service. 
Mnamo Machi 5, 2015, Mahakama ya Haki ya Umoja wa Ulaya ilitoa hukumu kwamba punguzo la kodi ya ongezeko la thamani (VAT) lililotolewa kwa vitabu vinavyochapishwa halitahusisha vitabu vya kidijitali, kwa kuzingatia kwamba kila kinachosambazwa au kutolewa kwa mfumo wa kieletroniki au kwa mtandao wa intaneti ni huduma.