Croatian Parliament Abolishes 6% Mobile Service Tax

Politics ♦ Published: October 28, 2011; 18:34 ♦ (Vindobona)

The local subsidiary of Telekom Austria benefits from the abolition of the special tax which caused expenses of € 15.2m in 2010.

Croatian Parliament Abolishes 6% Mobile Service Tax / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Today, the Telekom Austria Group informed that the Croatian Parliament decided to abolish the 6% tax on mobile network service revenues as of 1 January 2012.

On 1 August 2009 a 6% tax had been introduced for all mobile operators in Croatia as a measure against the economic crisis. The tax was applicable on revenues generated by mobile services, i.e. voice, SMS and MMS, and was…