Citizens of Louisiana May Soon Find an Internet Tax on the Bill
Category: InternetPosted: June 5, 2009 04:34PM
Author: CheeseMan42
If you live in Louisiana, you may find yourself paying an additional 15 cents every month for internet access. The state's House of Representatives voted in a landslide to implement the tax, and the vote now moves to the Senate. The charge will go toward fighting cybercrime and to train law enforcement in dealing with the cases. However, if this is considered to be a tax instead of a fee, it would violate the Tax Freedom Act that is valid until 2014. The new fee would raise a little over $2 million to “save the children,” but could lead to more fees in the future on similar services.
