Dear Editor,
I would like to add my support to the letter writer on September 20, 2016 who has asked the Office of Utilities Regulation to have the telecommunications suppliers decouple the data and voice charges.
Currently, there are separate General Consumption Tax (GCT) rates applicable to data and voice services; however, prepaid credit is sold with an addition of 25 per cent for GCT. Therefore, those who use this credit to add data services do not benefit from the lower taxes (16.5 per cent) on this service. Why can’t an offer selling data and voice services separately be implemented in order that consumers can benefit from lower-cost data services, as the authorities intended?
The cynic in me is concerned that the taxes charged may not be as intended by the authorities.
Henoy Russell
henoyr@yahoo.com
I would like to add my support to the letter writer on September 20, 2016 who has asked the Office of Utilities Regulation to have the telecommunications suppliers decouple the data and voice charges.
Currently, there are separate General Consumption Tax (GCT) rates applicable to data and voice services; however, prepaid credit is sold with an addition of 25 per cent for GCT. Therefore, those who use this credit to add data services do not benefit from the lower taxes (16.5 per cent) on this service. Why can’t an offer selling data and voice services separately be implemented in order that consumers can benefit from lower-cost data services, as the authorities intended?
The cynic in me is concerned that the taxes charged may not be as intended by the authorities.
Henoy Russell
henoyr@yahoo.com