Art tax.
Series: Independent on Sunday ; 20 June 1999, 11 | Daily Telegraph ; 21 June 1999, 8 | Guardian ; 22 June 1999, 21(2)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: The UK government has persuaded the EU's Internal Market Council to indefinitely postpone proposals for a droit de suite levy on the sale of art works. This would give artists and their heirs a percentage of the resale price of their works. Art dealers believe the levy would cause the market to migrate elsewhere.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3524-01 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 101946-1001 |
The UK government has persuaded the EU's Internal Market Council to indefinitely postpone proposals for a droit de suite levy on the sale of art works. This would give artists and their heirs a percentage of the resale price of their works. Art dealers believe the levy would cause the market to migrate elsewhere.