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  • 27-10-2014 10:08am
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    Paco Rodriguez
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    http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29783253

    Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Budapest at the proposed introduction of an Internet tax.

    Might be a nice little number for the government here. Would people support it do you think? There sure as he'll wouldn't be thousands on the streets about it anyway.


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    Sunnyisland
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    Paco Rodriguez wrote: »
    http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29783253

    Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Budapest at the proposed introduction of an Internet tax.

    Might be a nice little number for the government here. Would people support it do you think? There sure as he'll wouldn't be thousands on the streets about it anyway.

    Na we probaly just protest about it through Facebook...

    And here :-)


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    wendell borton
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    We'll be paying an internet tax next year, http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0717/463069-bai-public-service-broadcasting-charge/.


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    Mint Sauce
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    Last time I checked the bill from my ISP there was already tax added.


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    Captain Chaos
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    Already on the way, it's called broadcasting tax. Basically everyone has to pay it even if you just own a mobile phone, so I may as well come out of your USC.


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    gramar
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    wendell borton wrote: »
    We'll be paying an internet tax next year, http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0717/463069-bai-public-service-broadcasting-charge/.

    Will they be digging up the place to install meters?


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    Captain Chaos
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    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    Last time I checked the bill from my ISP there was already tax added.

    Did you not hear of the tax on tax tax??? You pay tax on everything at least 2 or 3 times.


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    munchkin_utd
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    wendell borton wrote: »
    We'll be paying an internet tax next year, http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0717/463069-bai-public-service-broadcasting-charge/.
    thats a flat rate, and replacing the tv licence which funds RTE and is just reflecting the fact that news and entertainment is now consumed in large amounts by people with ipads and computers rather than the traditional tv/ radio.

    this Hungarian tax is different, and has to be viewed from the perspective of a government who has already brought laws to tax private broadcasters out of existance.
    http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jun/04/hungary-advertising
    So its a clampdown on free speech and freedom of information rather than any money making exercise.
    The draft law, proposed by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, would levy a fee of 150 forints (£0.40; €0.50; $0.60) per gigabyte of data traffic.


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    Frank O. Pinion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Frank O. Pinion


    The "broadcasting" tax can be easily avoided, by just ignoring it, like the TV license. This Hungarian internet tax is ridiculous.

    I'm with Eircom.

    Total downloads to date this month 687.94 GB
    Total uploads to date this month 970.33 GB
    Total upload/download used up to date/time 1,658.27 GB

    So 1,658GB x €0.50, would cost me €829, but there will be a "cap"...


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    shruikan2553
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    Its a stupid idea but there are people on boards who would support anything from the government.


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    Mint Sauce
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    Wonder if illegal downloading has had any influence on these proposals?


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    munchkin_utd
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    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    Wonder if illegal downloading has had any influence on these proposals?
    knowing the record of the hungarian government over the past number of years, its got to have something to do with freedom of information.

    They have already tried to put independent commercial broadcasters out of business with a punitative tax on advertising revenue (like a super VAT rate) so this move could be an attempt to make anyone thinking of broadcasting from abroad via IPTV to Hungary less attractive.


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    lazybones32
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    Irish people protest? Not friggin' likely

    Ring Joe Duffy...that'll scare those fat cats!


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    imitation
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    Thats madness, the EU should intervene for this kind of thing. Most peoples broadband cap is 300gb, so thats 150 euro a month. Then you'd have industry who consume gigs in seconds, it would cripple the IT industry, its a real backwards move.


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    Son Of A Vidic
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    Paco Rodriguez wrote: »
    Might be a nice little number for the government here.

    Did you put on a nice, just ironed blue shirt before you posted that?


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    Squeedily Spooch
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    lazybones32 wrote: »
    Irish people protest? Not friggin' likely

    Ring Joe Duffy...that'll scare those fat cats!

    Didn't something like 50k people protest the water charges?


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    catallus
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    If it reduces the amount of tripe on the internet then it can't be a bad thing.


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    Fr. Ned
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    gramar wrote: »
    Will they be digging up the place to install meters?

    If FG can find a way for their 'tax non dom' sugar daddy to profit from it, they will....


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    UCDVet
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    IT IS NOT LIKE THE INTERNET IS FREE! WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. DUH!

    Oh well. I can safely say I will not be paying this broadcasting nonsense. I might be alone in my protect, and I don't expect anyone else to care, but this death by a thousand paper-cuts is too much for me.

    Would you rather have ~20% of 40 or ~25% of 0?


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    UCDVet
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    catallus wrote: »
    If it reduces the amount of tripe on the internet then it can't be a bad thing.

    It won't have any affect on the content of the internet. That's the beauty of the internet.


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    The_Valeyard
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    Still think air tax is next


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    sashafierce
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    This post has been deleted.


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    UCDVet
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    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    Still think air tax is next

    Sadly, you're probably right.


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    Areyouwell
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Areyouwell


    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    Still think air tax is next

    To be followed by a 'thought tax'.


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    catallus
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    UCDVet wrote: »
    It won't have any affect on the content of the internet. That's the beauty of the internet.

    It's simple economics. It will make things much better.


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    My name is URL
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    Frank O. Pinion wrote: »
    I'm with Eircom.

    Total downloads to date this month 687.94 GB

    Do you run a business or just really like porn?


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    Fr. Ned
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Do you run a business or just really like porn?

    Just on that...
    Does anyone know how to find out how many GB have been downloaded through a sky router per month?


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    Sierra 117
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭Sierra 117


    sashafierce wrote: »
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    Followed by a dreaming tax. Though I hear you'll get €5 off your bill if you have a nightmare.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Frank O. Pinion wrote: »
    The "broadcasting" tax can be easily avoided, by just ignoring it, like the TV license.
    Weren't they planning to hand this over to Revenue? If they do, you'd have a hard time ignoring it.


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    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭mikeym


    Introduce a complaining tax :D


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    zl1whqvjs75cdy
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    Frank O. Pinion wrote: »
    The "broadcasting" tax can be easily avoided, by just ignoring it, like the TV license. This Hungarian internet tax is ridiculous.

    I'm with Eircom.

    Total downloads to date this month 687.94 GB
    Total uploads to date this month 970.33 GB
    Total upload/download used up to date/time 1,658.27 GB

    So 1,658GB x €0.50, would cost me €829, but there will be a "cap"...

    That's a lot of Internet.


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