25In that regard, it should be recalled, in the first place, that the purpose of the provisions of Article 132(1) of Directive 2006/112, as a whole, is to exempt from VAT certain activities in the public interest with a view to facilitating access to certain services and the supply of certain goods by avoiding the increased costs that would result if they were subject to VAT (see, to that effect, judgment of 20 November 2019, Infohos, C‑400/18, EU:C:2019:992, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited).
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