See article on proposed radiation tax that appeared in business daily....<br><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20mobile%20phone%20pricing%20/-/539550/877542/-/item/2/-/18ln3sz/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20mobile%20phone%20pricing%20/-/539550/877542/-/item/2/-/18ln3sz/-/index.html</a><br>
<h1>New tax jolts mobile phone pricing </h1><br><div id="articlemeta">
By Okuttah Mark
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</p><div><p>A new “radiation tax” is threatening to upset
household budgets at a time when families are grappling with the rising
cost of living despite the recent adoption of a less volatile method of
tallying consumer price changes.</p></div><div><p>The tax is one of the
sticking points in proposals by the Radiation Protection Board to beef
up its revenues. </p></div><div><p>Besides proposing higher fees for its
services, the board has broadened the range of items on which it can
charge penalties for releasing harmful rays to the atmosphere to include
mobile phone handsets, microwave ovens and transmission masts owned by
telecommunications companies. </p></div><div><p>Industry players fear
the new fees will dampen the recent growth in the telecommunications and
consumer electronics sectors by pushing up retail prices for handsets,
microwave ovens and other household items deemed to emit electromagnetic
rays beyond the reach of the majority.</p></div><div><p>The board is
seeking public views on the proposed levies, which some stakeholders
have vowed to resist because they will mean additional taxation and a
burden on consumers. <br></p><p>See full article here: <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20mobile%20phone%20pricing%20/-/539550/877542/-/item/0/-/18ln3uz/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/New%20tax%20jolts%20mobile%20phone%20pricing%20/-/539550/877542/-/item/0/-/18ln3uz/-/index.html</a><br>
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