As part of their plans to modernise the state"s tax code, North Carolina legislators are considering introducing digital download tax charges.
According to reports, such a measure could increase revenue by up to $12m, which in perspective to the state"s current $20bn budget deficit, is a nominal amount. Items, including music, movies and video games, would all be affected by the changes, which Rep. Paul Luebke thinks is justified:
"We used to think of everything in terms of being tangible. Nobody thought of how you could possibly download anything. So if you buy a book in a bookstore, you"re going to have to pay sales tax on it. If you"re downloading a book from a book seller, you should have to pay sales tax on that as well."
North Carolina isn"t the only state considering such tax amendments. Last month,