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Taxman looking to balance budget on masts
Belgium Created: 9 Dec 2013
Belgian mobile operators Proximus (Belgacom), Mobistar (Orange) and Base (KPN) have requested an emergency meeting with the Walloon government to discuss tax plans for GSM masts, Express,be reported.

The tax of EUR 8,000 per year per mast would balance the Walloon budget. There are around 3,000 mobile phone masts in Wallonia; these would provide the government with. EUR 24 million in tax revenue.

The operators said that the municipalities may also be able to charge a separate fee, bringing the total tax revenue from masts to EUR 72 million.

Proximus , Mobistar and Base said they have already spent millions of euros on spectrum acquisition and to deploy 4G. If the Walloon government continues with these tax plans, the operators said they will be forced to reconsider their investment in Walloon mobile networks and scrap unprofitable masts, even if this limits coverage.
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Source: TelecomPaper, 09 Dec 2013

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