The new minimum prices are $1.19 CAD (Canadian dollars), .79 euro or .99 British pounds.
Apple said the price change is in effect for "all territories in the European Union as well as in Canada and Norway, decrease in Iceland, and change in Russia."
The EU recently passed a new law that adds a 6.5 percent "digital tax" on apps, ebooks, movie downloads and MP3s, so the increase was widely expected. In Canada and Russia, the local currencies have depreciated significantly against the US Dollar, so changes in those nations were expected, as well.
Apple made similar changes last year in Australia, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Turkey as currencies fluctuated.
Source:
Verge
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 11 Jan 2015 20:27
