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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. No llores por mi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Brazil is becoming Argentina
    Argentina is becoming Venezuela
    Venezuela is becoming Cuba

    1. Re:No llores por mi by deesine · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Cuba? Oh yea, that place with all the old Chevys.

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  2. Re:To the slashdotters of the world by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why do you think we would have assumed that Argentina is different from the rest of the world?

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  3. Re:To the slashdotters of the world by TheDarkMaster · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is the same shit here in Brazil. 60% tax in all international purchases made by individuals under the guise of "protecting" a nonexistent national industry (nobody makes Intel i7 in Brazil as far as I know).

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  4. Sad by Nicopa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm form Argentina and it saddens me that this post comments will fall among these categories:

    • Peple saying "don't cry for me XXX".
    • Argentines explaining that Argentina is the worst country, worse than the worst.
    • Uninformed right-wing people talking about Cuba, communism.

    Even the summary is wrong! That 35% is not a tax, just a pre-payment of the income tax that you can recover.

    All hope is lost.

  5. Re:Debt or tax by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    People cannot at the same time complain about debt and taxes. Debt is there because there is not enough taxes.

    So lowering the spending is not an option?