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A proposed Internet tax in Hungary has been put on . Hungary's government was going to impose a on Internet traffic. It faced opposition from the public and businesses. The government announced it had frozen the plans following street protests in the capital Budapest. It also took heed of from the European Union that the tax would be a . The climb-down was on radio on Friday. Hungary's said: "If the people not only dislike but also consider it , then it should not be done."

Hungary's U-turn is not yet a for the people. The idea has not been scrapped . There will be in January next year to investigate how to generate tax revenue from the Internet. The government said it would have to be in nature to the one it just put on . That one involved a 60-cent tax on every of data consumed. Critics were worried this would freedom of expression and hurt online . Citizens will continue to campaign for a tax- Internet. Their Facebook page has more than 250,000 Likes.

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