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Re: MtGox withdrawal delays [Gathering]
by
psilos
on 18/02/2014, 15:05:56 UTC

holy sh*t... I'm actually reconsidering the whole idea, as I just learned our fascist government is going to apply a 20% tax for incoming wire transfers from foreign accounts  Angry
that's not but a fiscal robbery, probably the kind of thing they invented BTCs for

Which country are you refering to?

It's Italy http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-16/money-launderer-until-proven-innocent-italy-imposes-20-tax-withholding-all-inbound-m

and it's essentially a EU pilot test program. You can expect to this throughout all fascist union member countries within six months.

well, good catch... I was feeling too ashamed to tell it myself  Embarrassed

Is SEPA transfer considered a wire transfer? Maybe the tax is only applicable to inbound transfers coming form countries outise EU