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March 22, 2000
For
immediate release
Contact: Chad Cowan at (202)785-0266 or
ccowan@atr-dc.org
E-COMMERCE COMMISSION APPROVES
TAXPAYER-FRIENDLY PROPOSAL
Clinton-Gore representatives obstruct a 2/3rds majority by
abstaining
Dallas, TX- The federal Commission examining
issues relating to the taxation of electronic commerce adjourned
today after approving a taxpayer-friendly proposal to slash taxes on
telecommunications and Internet access while blocking states and
localities from exporting their tax collection schemes beyond their
borders.
"This is a huge win for
taxpayers," said Ron Nehring, Director of National Campaigns for
Americans for Tax Reform.
"We got a solid majority for a plan that will keep electronic
commerce free of risky national sales tax collection schemes like
those envisioned by the politicians at the National Governors
Association."
Because three representatives
of the Clinton-Gore Administration chose to abstain from the vote on
the proposal, it did not meet the 2/3rds threshold establish by
Congress for the proposal to be formally termed a
"recommendation."
"Al
Gore gets to be the poster child for taxing the Internet," said
Nehring. "First, Al
Gore invented the Internet, now he wants to leave the door open to
taxing it. Gore's
representatives, taking their marching orders from the White House,
refused to endorse the proposal to keep a national sales tax
collection scheme off-line.
So much for the 'tech friendly' Clinton-Gore
Administration."
Americans for Tax Reform is a
non-partisan coalition of taxpayers and taxpayer groups who oppose
any and all federal and state tax increases. Widely regarded as the
most influential taxpayer group in the country, 209 Congressmen and
41 Senators have signed ATR’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. For more
information please contact Chad Cowan at (202) 785-0266 or by email
at ccowan@atr-dc.org.
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