ONGOING BATTLE: Protesters waving a Hungarian flag and holding placards, one reading 'Long live the Netpublic!' (right), as thousands of demonstrators gather in front of the Ministry of National Economy to protest against an Internet tax in Budapest, Hungary. Organisers vowed to continue until the idea is scrapped completely.
BUDAPEST: Hungary's prime minister shelved plans to introduce an Internet tax that had sparked major demonstrations and further concerns about civil liberties in the EU member state.
Proposed changes to the tax code that would have imposed a new levy on online data transfers "cannot be introduced in its current form," the right-wing Viktor Orban, 51, said in a morning radio interview.
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