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

Roberto Gaetano roberto_gaetano at hotmail.com
Tue Jan 22 21:29:11 UTC 2013


I am not saying I disagree with Sala, nor that I approve the move from the
French government.
I am only saying that the issue has other aspects that we need to consider
and it is not "just" the re-edition of the tax war.
I take the chance to respond also to Evan, who wrote:

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

What makes it a tax is Google's "particular" business model.
What does not allow us to speak generally about a tax, is exactly the word
"particular" in the statement.

So, I think that the question is much wider, and we cannot reduce it to
slogans like taxation yes or no, it has to do with the balance of cost and
benefits among different stakeholders.
Something that is also on the ITU's plate. Which means that we better have
our principles well debated inside and a clear position stated, in case we
need to defend it in other fora. 

Cheers,
Roberto




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Robert, indeed deserves debate, but I also agree with SALA,  that whatever
the proposal contains,  the taxation word really raises the old war.
Unhappily we are seeing more and more an insatiable appetite for money!!!!

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Sala,
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.
So, besides the financial implication there are other subjects that this
proposal raises. Maybe that warrants also a discussion.
Cheers,
R.



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Dear All,

You would have read in the New York Times about France proposing Internet
Tax - I have blogged about this here:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130121_france_proposes_internet_tax_an_old_w
ar_resurfacing/

Kind Regards,

--
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
P.O. Box 17862
Suva
Fiji

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