What you need to know
Some high-profile creators in the UK are trying to impose a tax on new iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
They want the money to go into a fund for creatives in the country.
If you`re in the UK, that is.
Olivia Colman, John Nettles, and Joanne Harris are just some of the names backing a move by UK creators and performers to convince the government to impose a tax of up to 3%. The money, they say, could rake in as much as £300 million for a new creative fund, they say.
There is no official proposal yet, according to a BBC report, but that isn`t for the lack of trying.
In a letter in Tuesday`s Times newspaper, they claim a centralised `Smart Fund` could generate up to £300m per year for the UK`s creative sector.
The levy would be between 1% and 3% of the overall price of a device.
However, critics say it would amount to `a new tax` on consumers.
It would apply to everything that can `store and download creative content`.
Creators are concerned...
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