Protest Against Internet Tax Moves to Kilometre Zero Sign
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Budapest (MTI) – Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Budapest to protest against the government’s plan to tax internet use on Tuesday evening.
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The protest started at József Nádor Square in Budapest’s 5th district and moved across the Danube to the Kilometre Zero sign in Buda.
Addressing the rally on the square, Zsolt Várady, a founder of Hungarian public media website iwiw, told protesters filling the square that by moving to the sign, they want to show the government how much tax they are willing to pay for internet use.
“The internet tax is a symbol of the government’s despotism,” he said and added that “we are many and our goals are clear, so we will be able to prevent the introduction of the internet tax.”
Student activist Károly Füzessy invited Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a public debate about the internet tax and added that if Orbán cannot be convinced and a “national consultation” is not started, then protests will continue. He added that that protests were being held not only in Budapest but in other cities around the country and even in Warsaw.
