DMA Hails Senate Vote on Internet Tax Moratorium
The Direct Marketing Association applauded the U.S. Senate on Friday for its vote to extend the Internet Tax Moratorium until 2014.
The moratorium, which was scheduled to expire on Nov. 1, prevents states and municipalities from imposing taxes on Internet service.
The House of Representatives last week passed a bill extending the moratorium by four years. The DMA is urging the House to take up the version approved by the Senate on Thursday.
The DMA lauded “the bipartisan negotiations” by Senators tom Carper (D-DE) and John Sununu (R-NH).
“With this important vote, members of the U.S. Senate have sent a message to the American public — loud and clear,” said Steven K. Berry, the DMA’s executive vice president for government affairs and corporate responsibility, in a statement. “Congress understands that taxing the Internet at this critical juncture is irresponsible public policy that would have dire economic consequences for our nation.”
