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EU defines high-end smartphones as eligible for high-end taxation

18 Dec, 2008 | Read the news | Post your comment
EU defines high-end smartphones as eligible for high-end taxation - read the full textThe European Commission is considering taxes on some mobile phones equipped with GPS and/or TV receivers. The idea is for fat-on-features handsets to be treated as multifunctional devices rather than mere phones, thus making them liable for import duties ranging from 3 to 14 percent. For some...

 

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well here in croatia we must pay 10 euros every month for every TV or radio station we own at home !!! TV - tax for almost 20 years now !!! from my perspective, few percent higher price of a high-end cellphone is not a big deal

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  • 2008-12-18 21:18
  • 0xhC

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-12-18 20:15 from nidV - click to readBack to pen and paper. What will they tax? The use of a ball point pen? Better to use a feather then.

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  • 2008-12-18 20:58
  • mhkB

thats why swiss pple avoid that sh*t!!

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  • 2008-12-18 20:17
  • MZV3

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-12-18 19:39 from mhkB - click to readwell jolly! that payment gets earned by..... taxes!

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  • 2008-12-18 20:15
  • nidV

good phone , only need 3g, and 8mp instead of 3.2 , good experience!

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  • 2008-12-18 20:12
  • nidV

People working at the european comission should have the minimum national payment.All of them. Then, they would have constructive ideias and not otherwise.

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  • 2008-12-18 19:39
  • mhkB

1st ., bad news

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  • 2008-12-18 19:35
  • p$Kx

what an idea hahahaha. X2 will be considered a laptop

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  • 2008-12-18 19:33
  • mD6k
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