We, European citizens and filmmakers, live in a Europe that is a standard-bearer of hope when it remains faithful to its values of tolerance, open-mindedness and diversity and stands against the current trends towards nationalism, alternative facts and mistrust.

A recent article in El Pais (in English here) was titled « 7 internet giants only pay Spain 1 million in taxes ».

SAA welcomes the public consultation on the future of VAT, based on the Green Paper on the same subject published on the 1st December 2010. This response focuses on the questions surrounding VAT rates (questions 19 and 20) while touching on subjects such as international services and the place of taxation, which also have an impact on the supply of cultural services both inside Europe’s borders and beyond.