Jean Michel Jarre has been in the Belgian capital today to champion the cause for taxes to be reduced for sales of CDs.

Jarre was with Belgian performer Helmut Lotti and music executives to make their case for a reduction in VAT, with Jarre commenting, "There is real discrimination between music and all other forms of expression, it's a life and death issue for the music business."



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Jarre has been involved with the IFPI for a number of years now, whose campaign 'Give Music a Break' voices the call for lowering tax on music recordings. More details can be found on the IFPI website. For articles from Revolution on the Web about Jarre and his involvment with the IFPI, click here to read them.