A tax on sms text messaging

Link: ABS-CBN Interactive.

A proposal to tax text messaging is far from dead, according to the National Economic and Development Agency.

"It [tax on texting] was a proposal, until it was formally shut down. But if you ask me, it’s not dead. I mean it can be resurrected anytime," NEDA Director General and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto B. Santos told reporters on Tuesday. .

Text messaging tax proposals have been kicked about for quite a while now… I’m not sure they’re that realistic when compared to taxing truly inelastic demand like cigarettes or alcohol.