Kroes Spokesman Slams Hungary's Internet Tax
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
EC spokesman for digital affairs Ryan Health criticised the Hungarian internet tax in strong terms yesterday, describing it as “a terrible idea both in theory and in practice”. “It is not a question of whether levying the tax is legal or not”, he said, as “this proposal is yet another element in the worrying conduct and legislative practice of the Hungarian government”.
Speaking on behalf of Digital Affairs Commissioner Neelie Kroes, Heath swww.hatc.hu/freetrial.htmlaid “Hungary is below the EU average in virtually every single digital indicator.
The digital part of the economy is probably the main thing in the economy keeping Europe out of recession right now. So taxing that, in a country that is already below the average on digital indicators, is a particularly bad idea”.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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