Thursday, October 30, 2014

Commission slams Hungary’s ‘Internet tax’ (elementary dear PM...)

The outgoing European Commission has delivered an unusually tough statement over a planned new tax on Internet data transfers, which has unleashed boisterous protests in Hungary.

Ryan Heath, spokesperson to Commission Vice President for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said the Hungary internet tax is a “terrible idea”.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government, which has been widely accused of adopting anti-democratic policies, first unveiled plans for the new tax late last week in the draft 2015 tax bill submitted to parliament.


read full article at EurActiv


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