Malacanang Mulls Over 20% Text Tax...

[Arel]

Palace mulls 20% tax
for every text message
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Inquirer News Service

BAD news for text addicts!

Malacañang is contemplating the imposition of a 20-percent tax on short messaging services, popularly known as "text messaging" or "texting" to raise much-needed funds to trim the government's ballooning budget deficit and reduce its debt load.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri said that if Malacañang will have its way in Congress, mobile phone subscribers will have to pay up to 20 centavos for every text message sent.

Read more at Inq7.net

[jsaure]

That's insane. 20% excise on top of 10% VAT? Aray.

[directX]

Since the gov't does not want to go after the big fish, they'd rather run after the common tao!

[Edited on 6-12-2004 by directX]

[Arel]

Not if we can help it!

Assuming it's GMA who'll still be our Prez in the next few weeks, we may already text our protest to her.

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[Maverick]

Originally posted by directX
Since the gov't does not want to go after the big fish, they'd rather run after the common tao!

[Edited on 6-12-2004 by directX]

that is oh so sad but true...

[hungryalien]

i wonder if the money would really go to the proper channel.. most likely not.

so its just money for the corrupted. yet again.

[de2]

that's GMA for you. :evil:

[hungryalien]

GMA or not.. corruption is just so part of this society.

[ruger]

eh? can't they think of other ways to raise funds?

[Jughead]

Wonder what would have happened if GMA told us about this and the new fare hike during the election campaign period? Would most of us still would have voted for her? Not that I actually did. Man, this is really bad news.