UK Possibly Exploring "Google Tax"

The UK government is considering proposals that could hit Google and other search engines with an online advertising tax to help boost revenue for the BBC. While these proposals are still in their infancy, some are already attacking the idea of taxing a growth industry in the middle of a recession. "Sources say the proposed taxes have been discussed by officials at the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. They would also have to be approved by the Treasury before they could be introduced. The chair of the culture, media and sport committee, Conservative MP John Whittingdale, dismissed what he called a 'windfall tax' on search engines."

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[LordKazan]

you can't be serious.... oh wait you already cited the laffer curve without the caution that it's only valid for certain ranges. Dude just the other week I thought you were a pretty reasonable guy and now here you are spouting stuff that only someone that's brain is switched off could believe.