Berlusconi raises taxes to the Italian porn
The Italian government headed by Silvio Berlusconi has implemented a new rate to all those materials and related artistic expressions of pornography. And they will pay all the pornography industry, strep tease dancers, and magazines and newspapers that distribute adult material. This tax is part of the measures taken by the Executive to tackle the economic crisis and in principle will result in a price increase of 25%. 
To avoid misunderstandings, this anti-crisis plan Berlusconi in Article 31 defines what is meant by pornography. The executive must approve a decree shortly which will give all the details and establish categories to differentiate what is sexually explicit what is not. Whatever porn pay taxes and what is not, in theory, be prosecuted and punished for justice, which will also help state coffers in times of financial crisis. The ratio of contents recorded already known.
The tax applies to newspapers and specialized magazines, including DVD and accompanying material. The rule will affect "all literary, theatrical, cinematic, audiovisual media, also performed or reproduced in electronic or telematic, which are present images or scenes with explicit sexual acts between adults and not simulated." Italian porn industry has already put the fuss. Rocco Siffredi has said that this provision gives the example of moralistic is the government of his country: "not collected anything, all that may tax the objects. Now the DVD is no longer sold, sex is on the Internet. It's a shame, "said Siffredi.
For all you an idea, we collect the information in capacuras.com on how things are in the Italian porn before the entry into force of this new tax:
1 - Do not allow the sale of sexually explicit online, indeed, live broadcast is considered prostitution and crime in Italy is what your landlord may be denounced by the criminal as a pimp. (With the church have come across ...: ()
2 - A premium level of charges imposed a limit which can not be charged more than € 15. To overcome the obstacle of the content can be sold passwords but desvinculadamente sexual content. That is, first page sells you a password and use that password pudes another in a different page that offers sexual content.
3 - Since the summer of 2008, if I remember rightly, since 30 June, is set to opt for the fixed network access through tafificación premium. That is, by default the ability to access premium payment methods, it disables the user need not explicitly request high in this group of services.
4 - And now the 25% tax on the sale of pornographic material of any kind.
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