Toil and trouble: Romania rejects tax on witches
Lawmaker: Romanian Senate was worried it would be cursed
Associated Press
September 9, 2010
BUCHAREST, Romania — Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!
That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers.
Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party drafted a law where witches and fortune tellers would have to produce receipts, and would also be held liable for wrong predictions, a measure which was part of the government's drive to increase revenue.
Romania's Senate voted down the proposal Tuesday. Popoviciu claimed lawmakers were frightened of being cursed.
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