BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban froze plans on Friday to impose a tax on Internet traffic, climbing down in the face of massive street protests and warnings from the European Union that the levy was a mistake.
Opponents of the tax, who said it would have hurt consumers already struggling with a faltering economy, described the U-turn as a major victory.
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