Joint Press Statement on VAT by CHELSA, LIASA, NCLIS & SANLiC

VAT on digital media will contribute to South African Higher Education Libraries losing over 40% of their purchasing power

South African Higher Education Libraries have little to celebrate as they prepare for the national South African Library Week (SALW)(15 -22 March 2014), due to the double

whammy of unfavourable exchange rates and the introduction of VAT on electronic material.