They took to the streets in their tens of thousands and their voice has been heard.<br /><br />Hungary has dropped plans to introduce a tax on internet use that has generated big protests in Budapest and other cities across the country over the past week<br /><br />The European Commission also criticised the proposed levy which would have made users pay for each gigabyte of online data transferred.<br /><br />Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded that the tax in its current form can’t be introduced, saying: “If the people not only dislike something but also consider it unreasonable then it should not be done”.<br /><br />But protesters should be wary of celebrating too early. In January, the centre-right leader plans a ‘national consultation’ into online regulation and financial questions surrounding the internet.
