Governors challenge Congress to end Internet tax ban

Statescoop: The National Governors Association is issuing a stark new challenge to Congress — end the federal ban on Internet taxes, or the states will take action.

Since 1998, federal lawmakers have passed various pieces of legislation to ban all but seven of the states from taxing citizens’ Internet service bills or levying multiple taxes on online transactions. That nearly changed last month when a measure to make the tax ban permanent and close the loophole allowing those states to levy the taxes gained momentum as part of an unrelated package of legislation.

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