Huckabee: Don`t Ban Internet Sales Taxes
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Governor Huckabee says a federal proposal to
ban taxes on Internet access could mean up to 40 million
dollars in lost revenue for Arkansas.
At a news conference in Washington today, Huckabee opposed a
bill that would make a five-year-old Internet tax ban permanent.
Opponents of the measure say its definition of Internet access
is so broad it could exempt many types of telecommunications from
taxation. Huckabee says states want to maintain existing taxing
authority, NOT create new taxes.
Arkansas does not tax Internet access directly, but does tax
other communication services like telephone and cable television
access that may one day be connected to the Internet.
Supporters of the bill say tax-free Internet access makes
services affordable. The bill has passed the House but stalled in
the Senate.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
