Hungarian Prime Minister decides to cancel Internet tax bill
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on October 31 that he would cancel plans to tax the Internet, which had sparked massive protests in the Central European country.
"It is impossible to introduce an internet tax in the current situation," Mr Orbán said on radio.
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| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. (Source: Reuters) |
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The country's Economy Ministry said earlier that the Internet tax of $0.60 per gigabyte of data transferred was needed to help shoulder the 2015 austerity measures in the heavily indebted European Union (EU) country.
However, opponents argue that taxing the Internet would hurt small businesses and make it more difficult for people, especially in poor areas, to access the Internet and find information and educational resources.
Even the EU has criticized Hungary's Internet tax plan./.
According to VNA
