[governance] Hungarian Internet taxation

[McTim]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29846285

Tax idea scrapped after mass protests...this is true "bottom up" policy making!

On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
<salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> The only thought that comes to me is that the Tax Regime in Hungary must be
> really desperate for revenue.
>
> This might be a great time to showcase how taxing access can be an
> impediment and restriction to growth of local content, innovation etc. #sigh
>
> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 10:55 AM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/24/hundreds_of_hungarians_to_take_to_the_streets_in_protest_at_internet_tax/
>>
>> similar story en francais:
>>
>>
>> http://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/1466387-20141022-hongrie-propose-taxer-trafic-internet
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>
>>
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-- 
Cheers,

McTim
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route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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