| Series Title | EurActiv |
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| Series Details | 27.10.14 |
| Publication Date | 27/10/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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Thousands of Hungarians protested in Hungary's capital Budapest on 26 October 2014 against a planned new tax on Internet data transfers, which they said would not only increase the tax burden, but would also curb fundamental democratic rights and freedoms. The Hungarian government led by Viktor Órban has during his mandates imposed special taxes on the banking, retail and energy sectors as well as on telecommunications providers to keep the budget deficit in check, jeopardising profits in some sectors of the economy and unnerving international investors. Ryan Heath, spokesperson to outgoing European Commission Vice President for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said on the 28 October 2014 that the internet tax was a 'terrible idea'. Euro|Topics covering the topic from various European newspapers on the 30 October 2014 wrote 'Hungary's governing Fidesz party has remained intransigent in the wake of mass protests at the planned introduction of an Internet tax. The tax will not be repealed, a spokesman said. Such arrogance could be the government's downfall, commentators write, viewing the protests as an expression of the dissatisfaction of many Hungarians with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán'. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/hungarians-protest-internet-tax-309509 |
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| Countries / Regions | Hungary |
