Hungary: Climbdown from Government as Internet Tax is shelved | E-Learning-Inclusivo (Mashup) | Scoop.it
Hungarians have forced a climb down from their government over a planned Internet tax
which sparked mass protests in Budapest and elsewhere in the country. It would have levied a fee on each gigabyte of online data transferred. Opponents denounced an attack on freedom. The EU warned the tax would be a mistake. Even for the usually combative prime minister enough was enough. But as he…