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While our Brussels-based friends have had quite a few useful ideas over the last years, sometimes, their plans are nothing short of hilarious and/or batshit crazy. After trying to regulate the usage of the term “marmalade” in Austria and Germany, their latest insanity is a high tax on certain types of cell phones. According to Reuters,

Phones with navigation features or mobile TV functionalities may see a 14% tax on them if the new proposed European Union law passes. Under the new EU proposal, those phones will be classified as multi-functional devices. According to Engadget Mobile, Sony Ericsson and Nokia are both against the new law. Given everyone's struggles, both consumers and manufacturers, a law would make electronic...

The European Union plans to introduce a tax on mobile phones incorporating TV receivers and/or GPS. A 14% tax would be applied on devices with TV receivers and a 3.7% tax on GPS enabled phones. Maria Assimakopoulou, a spokeswoman for the EU Tax Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs, told Reuters that it is going to take at least

Oh noes! The European Union is reportedly mulling a tax increase on handsets that boast TV receivers or GPS modules, and we're not talking just a few pennies (or whatever you folks use over there). The European Commission has put forth a proposal to "reclassify some phones as multi-functional devices, which would trigger a 14-percent tax on mobiles with TV receivers and 3.7-percent on navigat...

Vendors up in arms over plans to re-classify some phones as 'multi-functional devices'. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

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The European Commission is expected to present a proposal to charge customs duties of up to 14% on “sophisticated” mobile phones, which come with GPS receivers and mobile TV. There’s no doubts in my mind this is a bad idea for further development of the industry, except in the case the smartphones are assembled in Europe