Telekom Austria Faces New Taxes in Croatia

CompaniesTelecoms ♦ Published: January 13, 2012; 12:28 ♦ (Vindobona)

Croatia re-introduces extraordinary taxes for telecommunication operators. The local government is criticized by Telekom Austria and the EU.

Telekom Austria Faces New Taxes in Croatia / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In 2009, the Croatian government levied an extraordinary tax for telecommunication service suppliers, which ended in 2011. Now, the local government decided to continue to withhold this special tax. As a result, telecommunication operators on the Croatian market will have to pay 6% taxes on their revenues until mid-2013. Besides Telekom Austria, the German Telekom and Croatian Telekom…