We have had the same mechanism in Italy for a few years now, on any recordable media, tapes, DAT, CDs, DVDs, VHSs, and so on, and the tax applies to both private and business use.
I'm not Sicilian, but I live in ITaly nonetheless. The media covered this issue for quite some time, although at the end, they seemed to blame natural electrical discharges given the zone is a very active sismic area in Sicily, but also it could have been due to the high-powere train lines which run only a few meters from the houses affected by the problems.
There is also who blames the widespread illegal electrical connections setup by the local crooks...
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We have had the same mechanism in Italy for a few years now, on any recordable media, tapes, DAT, CDs, DVDs, VHSs, and so on, and the tax applies to both private and business use.
I'm not Sicilian, but I live in ITaly nonetheless. The media covered this issue for quite some time, although at the end, they seemed to blame natural electrical discharges given the zone is a very active sismic area in Sicily, but also it could have been due to the high-powere train lines which run only a few meters from the houses affected by the problems. There is also who blames the widespread illegal electrical connections setup by the local crooks...