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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10463

30 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/digital
Hungary requested to end “telecoms” tax

Brussels, 29/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission sent Hungary a reasoned opinion on Thursday 29 September, calling on it to abolish the “telecoms” tax which is in contravention of telecommunications rules. This tax, which was introduced in October 2010, is levied on telecoms operators' turnover but is not used to cover the administrative and regulatory costs as provided for in the rules. Revenue goes straight into the Government's central budget, which is totally illegal,...

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