2014 Hungarian Internet Tax and Protests

[Yunru]

Cant find any tread abauth it on search button. So i will make one.

In October 2014, Internet tax protests were held in Hungary and in Poland, which were triggered by the Hungarian government’s announcement of a proposed Internet tax to apply from 2015. The proposal was made public on October 21, 2014, as part of the modified “Taxation Law” meant to extend the existing telecommunications tax to Internet usage.


On October 21, 2014, a Facebook page titled Százezren az internetadó ellen (“Hundred Thousand Against the Internet Tax”) was created by Balázs Gulyás, a 27 year old political blogger, on the same day the proposal was made public. Within a week the page had gained more than 225,000 likes.


Gulyás acted as the main organizer of the two Budapest demonstrations, also making speeches to the crowd. The first event was held on October 26. While the demonstration’s intent was peaceful, a few hundred people attacked the ruling party’s headquarters after the demonstration concluded, hurling broken computer equipment at it, toppling the fences, breaking in windows, and displaying EU flags on the balcony. The event was covered the following day by several international news sites including Mashable and BBC.



After government resistance to the protesters’ demands, another demonstration was held on October 28. Simultaneously, similar events took place in multiple cities in Hungary and in Warsaw, Poland.

Gulyás projected a third protest to be held on November 17, the day the parliament will vote on the tax law amendment, if they government won’t drop their plans.

Source:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events...t-tax-protests



Anyway...the tax is araund half a euro for 1giga of files downloaded via internet.
So if you download porn that is large for 2978 mb you will pay 1.5 euro. At least i think.
If that was in my country...i probaly download 1000 giga a mounth (not porn)...thats 500 euro tax a mounth.

What do you think?

[Creotor]

I'm not sure if there should be a tax, but one that charges that much is ridiculously excessive.

[Yunru]

Got better numbers:
1.st suggetion
150 Huf = 0.49 euro for 1000 mb
They later changed price into this:
700 Huf = 2.29 euro month/subscription for individuals
5000 Huf = 16.33 euro month/subscription for non-individuals

Probaly just a excuse.

[Cybran]

The tax proposal was dropped 2 days ago.

[Grimbold21]

Bit unnecessary now that they retified it

[Yunru]

The tax proposal was dropped 2 days ago.

It wasnt realy canceled:
This tax in its current form cannot be introduced," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

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

I know how politics work in eu. They will try too sneak the tax into people later in secret once the dust is clear. And hope people wont notice.

[Deleted]

The poll is pointless as paying taxes is not a question of really wanting to do it.
Also I believe there was a cap in place that prevented excessive taxes for private persons.

[Elegiac]

I would pay such a tax, yes.

[Deleted]

If they decided such a tax in my country, I just would have to pay it. It's not like I'd have a choice since I definitely would not go without internet.
But of course, I prefer not to.