Hungary Internet-Tax Protest Swells Into Anti-Orban Demo
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A rally to block a planned tax on Internet use in Hungary swelled into one of the largest anti-government demonstrations since Prime Minister Viktor Orban came to power in 2010.
Tens of thousands of people marched in Budapest yesterday against a plan to introduce a 150 forint (62 cent) tax per gigabyte in the first rally of its size since Orban’s April re-election. Authorities detained six people after some protesters attacked the villa that serves as the headquarters of the ruling party in the capital, throwing monitors and keyboards at the building.