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Hungary's Proposed Internet Tax to be Capped Amid Strong Opposition

28 October 2014

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Proposed Changes

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Hungary

On 21 October 2014, a draft bill including an internet usage tax was submitted to the Hungarian parliament. The tax would apply at a rate of HUF 150 per gigabyte of data traffic used per internet subscriber. The tax is to be incurred by the internet service provider (ISP) and not passed on to the subscribers . ISPs would be able to credit 1/12 of their corporate tax likably in the previous tax return against the internet tax each month. The bill received immediate objection, including from the Communications Reconciliation Council, a trade body representing Hungary's major communications companies, and...