[At-Large] R: France Proposes Internet Tax - Old War Resurfacing

[Evan Leibovitch]

On 22 January 2013 12:54, Roberto Gaetano <roberto_gaetano at hotmail.com>wrote:


> Although I agree with you that this French proposal can reopen the "old
> war" of internet taxation, it should be pointed out that the proposed tax
> is not on commercial transactions, i.e. it is not a trade tax, but a "fee"
> for collecting personal information.
>


Given Google's particular business model, this DOES amount to a trade tax.

- Evan