Broadband providers taxed for "Light energy"

tsk1979 · 11th October 2006, 00:36

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/10/1732217
The Hindu is reporting that the Indian Government is trying to tax optical broadband providers (think fiber to the premises) for generating 'light energy.' According to the Commercial Tax Department, optical broadband providers operate on light energy which is 'artificially created and sold to customers for the purpose of data transmission and information.' This classification would make Internet access goods (since you are buying light) as opposed to service — and would be subject to a 12.5% VAT.

Hindu Link : http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/10/stor...1012450400.htm

MORONS!

hydrashok · 11th October 2006, 08:10

Aaaaaaarghhhh... What will they think of next?

condor · 11th October 2006, 08:20

Should we post that article on "The Official Joke Thread"?

vikram_d · 11th October 2006, 09:33

Well the article certainly belongs on the joke thread..This just goes to show how ignorant and stupid our government is..

typeOnegative · 11th October 2006, 09:40

This is October. Not April.

Kinetik · 11th October 2006, 22:22

and our country is anyways short of bandwith now they're thinkin of taxing it .. why dont they think long term for a change

11th October 2006, 00:36	#1
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Broadband providers taxed for "Light energy" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/10/1732217 The Hindu is reporting that the Indian Government is trying to tax optical broadband providers (think fiber to the premises) for generating 'light energy.' According to the Commercial Tax Department, optical broadband providers operate on light energy which is 'artificially created and sold to customers for the purpose of data transmission and information.' This classification would make Internet access goods (since you are buying light) as opposed to service — and would be subject to a 12.5% VAT. Hindu Link : http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/10/stor...1012450400.htm MORONS!
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11th October 2006, 08:10	#2
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	Aaaaaaarghhhh... What will they think of next?
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condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,014 Times View My Garage	Should we post that article on "The Official Joke Thread"?
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11th October 2006, 09:33	#4
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Well the article certainly belongs on the joke thread..This just goes to show how ignorant and stupid our government is..
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11th October 2006, 09:40	#5
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	This is October. Not April.
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11th October 2006, 22:22	#6
Kinetik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 324 Thanked: 7 Times	and our country is anyways short of bandwith now they're thinkin of taxing it .. why dont they think long term for a change
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