Re: [Fsfe-uk] Govt considering tax on Free Software?

[P.L.Hayes]

On Thursday 01 April 2004 21:43, Tom Chance wrote:
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/01/1646201
>
> Apparently, the Treasury is *considering* taxing FLOSS on the basis that,
> often being given away with no charge, they're losing out on income tax.
> The AFFS really should respond to this.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
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Heh!  In today's other news, following complaints from the catering, food 
processing and agricultural industries, the government has decided to tax 
people who grow edible plants in their gardens and window-boxes, keep 
chickens or other edible or dairy animals, or provide culinary services to 
their friends and relatives without charge.