2014 Hungarian Internet tax protests
In late October 2014, anti-government demonstrations were held in Hungary, which were triggered by the government's announcement of a proposal to include the taxation of Internet usage in the Taxation Law, to be in effect from 2015. The ruling right-wing coalition's larger party, Fidesz made their proposal public on October 21, which is meant to extend the existing telecommunications tax to Internet usage. The proposal designated a 150 HUF/GB tax rate (with 150 Ft being around $0.62, £0.38, or €0.49) paid by the internet service providers. Later, a cap was proposed: HUF 700 per month (individuals) or HUF 5,000 (companies).
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2014 Hungarian Internet tax protests
In late October 2014, anti-government demonstrations were held in Hungary, which were triggered by the government's announcement of a proposal to include the taxation of Internet usage in the Taxation Law, to be in effect from 2015. The ruling right-wing coalition's larger party, Fidesz made their proposal public on October 21, which is meant to extend the existing telecommunications tax to Internet usage. The proposal designated a 150 HUF/GB tax rate (with 150 Ft being around $0.62, £0.38, or €0.49) paid by the internet service providers. Later, a cap was proposed: HUF 700 per month (individuals) or HUF 5,000 (companies).
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2014-11-17
Demonstration in Kossuth Square, Budapest,
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* Planned Internet tax
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* Wider democratic freedoms
* Resignation of PM Viktor Orbán
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Balázs Gulyás
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Emília Nagy
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Tamás Lattmann
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Zoltán Vajda
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Mainly Budapest
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* Internet tax proposal cancelled
* Following civil demonstrations in other subjects
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Non-partisan protest groups
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