Finance (No.2) Act 2023

Amendment of Schedules 2 and 3 to Principal Act (zero-rated goods and services)

65. The Principal Act is amended with effect from 1 January 2024—

(a) in Part 2 of Schedule 2—

(i) in paragraph 9, by the insertion of “and audiobooks supplied on physical means of support,” after “atlases and newspapers,”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 9A:

“Certain electronically supplied matter

9A. The electronic supply of books, newspapers and audiobooks, but excluding—

(a) such books, newspapers and audiobooks which are wholly or predominantly devoted to advertising or consist wholly or predominantly of video content or audible music,

(b) the items specified in subparagraphs (b) to (e) of paragraph 9, and

(c) the items specified in subparagraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph 7A of Schedule 3.”,

and

(b) in Part 2 of Schedule 3, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 7A:

“Certain electronically supplied matter

7A. The electronic supply of—

(a) periodicals,

(b) brochures, leaflets and programmes,

(c) catalogues, including directories, and similar printed matter,

(d) maps, hydrographic and similar charts,

(e) children’s picture, drawing or colouring books, or

(f) music printed or in manuscript form,

but excluding the supply of any such material which is wholly or predominantly devoted to advertising or consists wholly or predominantly of audible music or video content.”.