The Internet tax plan was contained in a draft legislative¹ package for next year. If passed, Internet service providers will have to pay 150 forints (62 U.S. cents) for each gigabyte of data downloaded by users. 

 

Balazs Gulyas, who founded the Facebook page "One hundred thousand against the Internet tax," called on the government to withdraw the bill. 

 

Addressing protesters in front of the economy ministry² building, Gulyas said the government had 48 hours to withdraw the bill. If the government fails to do so, they will demonstrate again on Tuesday, he added. 

 

The crowd then moved to Heroes' Square. Some protesters left the square and went to the Fidesz party headquarters where police lined up. Some people threw used computer parts at the building, damaging windows. 

 

Violence offers no solution to anything, the Fidesz party said in a statement, adding that it was open to dialogue and prepared to submit an amendment³ to the bill. 

 

Small-scale demonstrations⁵ against Internet tax were also held in cities like Miskolc, Pecs and Veszprem.

 

Opposition⁶ parties MSZP, LMP, E-PM, DK and Jobbik criticized the Internet tax proposal and supported the demonstration⁴.

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