March 9, 2009
Ireland Considers a Tax on Text Messages
The Irish government has confirmed that it is considering proposals to add a one euro cent tax on text messages. The Green Party originally proposed the tax last year claiming that it would raise around euro1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) for the government - although that figure was later revised sharply downwards to euro146 million ($184 million).
The telecoms regulator calculates that on average, some 25 million text messages are sent daily - which even if unaffected by the tax would only bring in around euro 90 million in taxes.
[via Cellular News]
Related attempts:
-- Sacramento voters to decide whether to tax text messages (2008)
-- French MEP suggests EU tax on SMS and emails (2006)
-- Italy 'text tax' sparks outrage (2004)
-- 'Text tax' sparks cyber-protest in Philippines (2004)
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