Evans and Snow Urge Senate to Pass
Permanent Internet Tax Moratorium
Commerce Secretary Don Evans and Treasury Secretary John Snow today
expressed their strong support for passage of legislation to make
the Internet tax moratorium permanent. The moratorium applies to
taxes on Internet access, regardless of the speed of that access,
and to multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
"We
believe that government should support the widespread availability
and use of the Internet, including the use of broadband technology,
and not discourage the Internet’s growth through new access
taxes. Keeping the Internet free of multiple or discriminatory taxes
will help create an environment for innovation and will help ensure
that electronic commerce remains a vital, and growing, part of our
economy. A permanent moratorium means a permanent victory for American
consumers and businesses."
"We
urge the Senate to pass S. 150 as soon as possible so President
Bush can sign a permanent Internet tax moratorium.”