It's not a philosophy. It's how politics work.
I don't think Hungary will return to pre-industrial times because of an Internet tax.
I don't think Hungary will return to pre-industrial times because of an Internet tax.
It will not return but they'll be stuck there. This will have a chilling effect on the economy, and about all new jobs enabled by the internet? no new job will be created, they'll go to other countries without imposed tax barriers.
Income taxes, capital gains taxes, corporate profit taxes etc. are much more important, even to most Internet companies, than the proposed Internet tax because they are much bigger.