Released: October 31, 2007

House approves 7-year ban on internet tax

Source: Molly Peterson, Bloomberg [Washington Post]

The House approved a bill yesterday to bar states from taxing Internet access through 2014, clearing the way for President Bush to sign the measure into law before the current ban expires tomorrow.

The unanimous vote resolved a conflict with the Senate, which last week called for the longest-ever Internet-tax ban by passing the seven-year ban. The House had voted Oct. 16 to prohibit the taxes for four years.

Since 1998, a federal law has prohibited cities and states from taxing most forms of Internet access. The ban was last extended in 2004. Groups representing state and local officials had pushed for a four-year ban.

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