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Buenos Aires Issues a 'Netflix Tax' For All Digital Entertainment

Posted by timothy on from the that-is-not-nettily-neutral dept.

New submitter DoILookAmused writes A few years ago, the Argentinean government implemented a 35% tax on all offshore buys using a credit card. In yesterday's press release, the city of Buenos Aires announced it will charge a 3% gross income tax for all streaming or media purchase abroad allegedly to bring it to "competitive prices with local media companies". This tax doesn't supersede the national 35% tax, which has sparked several reactions.

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  1. Re:To the slashdotters of the world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The guys on top should switch to Pepsi.