Hungary internet tax cancelled after mass protests

The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban announced on the 31 October 2014 that his government was scrapping a plan to introduce a tax on the use of the Internet. The move came in the face of mass street demonstrations against the plan.

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ESO: Background information: Hungarians protest Internet tax http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungarians-protest-internet-tax/

Deutsche Welle, 31.10.14: Hungarian Prime Minister Orban scraps planned Internet tax http://dw.de/p/1Des9

Magyar Nemzet, 30.10.14: Internet tax would be completely senseless (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152929-Internet-tax-would-be-completely-senseless

Euronews, 31.10.14: Hungary shelves Internet tax after mass protests http://www.euronews.com/2014/10/31/hungary-shelves-internet-tax-after-mass-protests/

The Guardian, 31.10.14: Hungary’s prime minister scraps draft law taxing internet use http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/31/hungary-prime-minister-viktor-orban-scraps-draft-internet-tax-law

The New York Times, 31.10.14: Hungary Suspends Internet Tax After Huge Protests http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/10/31/world/europe/ap-eu-hungary-internet-tax.html

EurActiv, 31.10.14: Hungary will shelve Internet tax plan for now, Orbán says http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/hungary-will-shelve-internet-tax-plan-now-orban-says-309663

Vasárnapi Hírek, 02.11.14: Pressure from the West forces Orbán to relent (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152963-Pressure-from-the-West-forces-Orban-to-relent

Magyar Nemzet, 03.11.14: Democrat Orbán heeds the people's will (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153025-Democrat-Orban-heeds-the-people-s-will

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