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April 30, 2004
Senate OKs four-year ban on Net access tax
The New York Times - Technology - Senate OKs four-year ban on Net access tax
So did you catch this yesterday? SENATE OKs FOUR-YEAR BAN ON NET ACCESS TAX. Whew! You need to register to read NYT Online, but here is the story and the link to more:
By a 93-3 vote, the Senate adopted a compromise proposal favored
by state governments, which argued that a perpetual ban would deprive
municipalities of vital tax revenue and amount to an unfair subsidy for telecommunications companies. Thursday's vote promises to lead to tense negotiations in a conference committee with the House, which
overwhelmingly approved a permanent ban in September. The ban on access taxes, initially enacted in 1998, expired late last year. It does not affect sales taxes on items purchased over the Internet. President Bush entered the debate Monday by implicitly endorsing a more extensive tax ban.
Posted by gcrgcr at April 30, 2004 10:02 AM
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