FC: EU officials want global tax agreeement and could block some sites

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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> From: "Richard Storey" <richards () excelinternet com>
> To: <declan () well com>
> Subject: Euro Tax
> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:34:27 -0400
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200
>
> Declan:
>
> There is an interesting article in Wired, today, about the EU and internet
> taxes.  There are some statements by officials that are rather remarkable,
> IMO, and I've been wondering how long it would be before either the EU or US
> gov. decided to try blocking or closing web sites to enforce their
> over-reaching views of state.  After extra-jurisdictional attempts at
> enforcement of nation-based law, re: S.E.C. and Dept. of Treasury, this is
> the next step at putting up a fence around freedom-of-activity on the net.
> My question is: how or could they carry it out?
>
> Richard S.
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> Net Tax Key to EU Directive
> by Ayla Jean Yackley
> 3:00 a.m. Apr. 10, 2000 PDT
> http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,35405,00.html
> [block excerpt]
> "This will leave out places like the Cook Islands, sure," he said. "But that
> will exist anyway. Marginal stuff will be lost, because we don't live in a
> global police state. That's the price you pay for a modicum of democracy."
>
> For its part, the EU is considering means of enforcement for online tax
> dodgers. Although enforcement is not part of the Directive on Electronic
> Commerce in its present form, Kerrigan said options for penalizing
> non-compliant companies include closing down websites or blocking them from
> doing business in Europe.
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