Lawmakers Revive Net Connect Tax Ban
U.S. Sen. George Allen continued his assault on Internet taxes today, proposing legislation to permanently ban taxes on Internet connections.
Source: Internet NewsAllen's proposal would keep in place the current grandfather clause but will strip away that exemption in 2007 and make the ban permanent, a move that is likely to force another Senate confrontation over the taxation of the Internet.
Earlier this month the Virginia Republican rolled out a bill to exempt the Internet from excise taxes.
Last year, Congress passed a new four-year ban on state and federal taxation of Internet connections, extending a moratorium that dates back to 1998.
After a bitter, two-year struggle over the measure, the measure passed only after states that were taxing Internet connections prior to 1998 were granted a grandfather exemption. Now Allen is targeting those grandfathered states.
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//edit: I just e-mailed Senator Allen my support and e-mailed Senator Spector and Representative Pitts similar messages asking them to endorse it.