Sen. Mar Roxas says NO to text tax

An excerpt from http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news1_jan11_2008 A Government plan to impose tax on text messages drew immediate criticism from Congress and consumers. “The government is rubbing salt into the wound by first rejecting a bill to suspend the [value-added tax] on oil products, and then expressing openness to tax another daily-life necessity—texting,” said Senator Mar Roxas, chairman […]