Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Internet Tax Ban goes to Bush

The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday extending a moratorium on state Internet access taxes for seven years, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2209804,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">sending the bill to the president to sign into law.</A> The state tax ban has been in place since 1998 and is scheduled to expire on November 1.

Internet service providers say the price of Internet access could rise by as much as 17 percent if the moratorium on state taxes was allowed to expire.

The House approved by 402-0 the bill, which includes a longer moratorium extension than the four-year extension the chamber earlier endorsed. The latest version of the House legislation is identical to that already approved by the Senate, so the bill next goes to President George W. Bush, who is expected to sign it into law.

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