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clickhappy · 12-09-2005, 06:29 PM

I kind of like the idea. Cant prosecute for obscenity when the government makes money off of it.

Italian Lawmakers to Consider Porn Tax
By Associated Press

Thu Dec 8, 6:45 PM

ROME - Italians would have to pay a 20 percent tax on pornography according to a budget amendment that cleared a first legislative hurdle, news reports said Thursday.

The proposed tax was approved at committee level and is expected to go before the Chamber of Deputies, Italy's lower parliamentary house, early next week.

The tax is expected to raise about euro220 million (US$260 million) to help reduce the national deficit and to help fund government tax breaks to families.

"I believe the porn tax is important not for moralistic reasons, which don't concern me, but because I think that at a time of difficult economic conditions for families it is right to tax products that are not essential," lawmaker Daniela Santache was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency.

12-09-2005, 06:29 PM
clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	Italy proposed tax on porn. What do you think of it? I kind of like the idea. Cant prosecute for obscenity when the government makes money off of it. Italian Lawmakers to Consider Porn Tax By Associated Press Thu Dec 8, 6:45 PM ROME - Italians would have to pay a 20 percent tax on pornography according to a budget amendment that cleared a first legislative hurdle, news reports said Thursday. The proposed tax was approved at committee level and is expected to go before the Chamber of Deputies, Italy's lower parliamentary house, early next week. The tax is expected to raise about euro220 million (US$260 million) to help reduce the national deficit and to help fund government tax breaks to families. "I believe the porn tax is important not for moralistic reasons, which don't concern me, but because I think that at a time of difficult economic conditions for families it is right to tax products that are not essential," lawmaker Daniela Santache was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency.