UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>A planned higher VAT on <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> in the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> hinders access to research. </p><p>The planned increase in the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> rate on books and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/scholarly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarly</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> resources in the Netherlands from 9% to 21% will have a major impact on the <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> of <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/UniversityLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityLibraries</span></a> and the National Library of the Netherlands support <a href="http://geenhogerebtw.nl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">geenhogerebtw.nl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="http://boekenpetitie.nl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">boekenpetitie.nl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p>We encourage everyone interested to sign these petitions.</p>