Protect internet users from DoT's bad tax idea

The department of telecom (DoT) is evaluating an 8% licence fee on broadband services, even on those that do not involve the use of spectrum. This is bad tax policy. First, all industries should pay only one indirect tax, the GST, which should be controlled by the finance ministry. Second, in the competition between broadband services that use spectrum and those that do not, it is sensible to have a spectrum fee only for users of spectrum.

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