In a move that has angered handset manufacturers, the European Commission is planning on taxing certain smartphones, Reuters (via the Guardian) reports. Last week, the EC sent member states a proposal
Subscriber content
?
Subscriber content comes from Gigaom Research, bridging the gap between breaking news and long-tail research. Visit any of our reports to learn more and subscribe.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
["wijax_f86a3d3ce3df9a5326820e0f79cb8661","wijax_652d9b036b55ef760149f91b65ef2579"]
{"source":"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2008\/12\/18\/419-eu-proposing-to-slap-duty-taxes-on-smartphones\/wijax\/49e8740702c6da9341d50357217fb629","varname":"wijax_7f74a285d7522501466eac6b9f6b0714","title_element":"header","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Cheader%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fheader%3E"}
{"source":"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2008\/12\/18\/419-eu-proposing-to-slap-duty-taxes-on-smartphones\/wijax\/49e8740702c6da9341d50357217fb629","varname":"wijax_7f74a285d7522501466eac6b9f6b0714","title_element":"header","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Cheader%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fheader%3E"}
Comments have been disabled for this post