EU to tax e-mail, text messages?

Sidney · 27th May 2006, 06:38

European Union lawmakers are investigating a proposed tax on e-mails and mobile phone text messages as a way to fund the 25-member bloc in the future.

A European Parliament working group is reviewing the idea, tabled by Alain Lamassoure, a prominent French MEP and member of the center-right European People's Party, the assembly's largest group.

Lamassoure, a member of Jacques Chirac's UMP party, is proposing to add a tax of about 1.5 cents on text or SMS messages and a 0.00001 cent levy on every e-mail sent.

The Senile Doctor · 27th May 2006, 07:53

very good thought!

27th May 2006, 10:23

i'd agree if the money would be coming from the isp's, but i wouldn't like to see it happen that for instance when you want to send an e-mail you have to enter your creditcard number. And then again, someone would probably come up with the plan to take some kind of subscription at your isp so you can send as many e-mails as you want etc.

jmke · 27th May 2006, 14:13

if this goes through, I'm be using Skype/MSN/forums as sole means of communication

27th May 2006, 15:03

the EU already f***** up bigtime by taxing DVI monitors forcing many people to use the inferior VGA especially when it comes to working with LCDs where sharpness is crucial for productivity

28th May 2006, 11:50

What's next, tax on every word we want to say ?!

27th May 2006, 06:38	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	EU to tax e-mail, text messages? European Union lawmakers are investigating a proposed tax on e-mails and mobile phone text messages as a way to fund the 25-member bloc in the future. A European Parliament working group is reviewing the idea, tabled by Alain Lamassoure, a prominent French MEP and member of the center-right European People's Party, the assembly's largest group. Lamassoure, a member of Jacques Chirac's UMP party, is proposing to add a tax of about 1.5 cents on text or SMS messages and a 0.00001 cent levy on every e-mail sent. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

27th May 2006, 07:53	#2
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27th May 2006, 14:13	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	if this goes through, I'm be using Skype/MSN/forums as sole means of communication __________________

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27th May 2006, 10:23	#3
GIBSON Posts: n/a	i'd agree if the money would be coming from the isp's, but i wouldn't like to see it happen that for instance when you want to send an e-mail you have to enter your creditcard number. And then again, someone would probably come up with the plan to take some kind of subscription at your isp so you can send as many e-mails as you want etc.

27th May 2006, 15:03	#5
Rutar Posts: n/a	the EU already f***** up bigtime by taxing DVI monitors forcing many people to use the inferior VGA especially when it comes to working with LCDs where sharpness is crucial for productivity

28th May 2006, 11:50	#6
Zwaplat Posts: n/a	What's next, tax on every word we want to say ?!