New Irish Internet Tax?

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday May 6, 2009 @02:13PM from the new-pot-of-gold dept.

MarkDennehy writes "The Broadcasting Bill 2009 (currently in the last stages of becoming the Broadcasting Act 2009 and then being commenced into law in Ireland) has thrown up a rather unpleasant little nugget for broadband users in Ireland. It now defines a television set as being an electronic apparatus able to receive TV signals or 'any software or assembly comprising such apparatus' which would mean that even if you haven't got a television set, even if you don't watch streaming content from RTE.ie (the state broadcaster's website), you'd still have to pay 160 euro a year for a television license for your iPhone, or netbook, or laptop or desktop if you have fixed or mobile broadband."

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SMASH CAPITALISM WITH WORKERS POWER by Anonymous Coward · 2009-05-06 14:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

For international socialist revolution! Reforge the Fourth International!
Governments = corrupt = vote buying by zymano · 2009-05-06 16:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Votebuying = taxes = government services in exchange for votes.
money exchanged for votes.
Democracy and money can not coexist.
mod 3up by Anonymous Coward · 2009-05-06 18:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

prima donnas to be fun. It used Be a cock-sucking Cuurent core were