EU considering e-mail tax?

by tzt Fri May 26th, 2006 at 10:19:54 AM EST

According to Reuters and Helsingin Sanomat, the European Union lawmakers are investigating the possibility of taxing e-mails and SMS text messages. The proposed amount would be 1,5 euro cents per SMS and 0,00001 cents per e-mail message.

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