For the use of GPS-navigator will have to pay

The government plans to introduce duties on standard navigation systems GPS, and, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, this can happen from January 1, 2012, reports RIA "Novosti". A year ago, Mr. Ivanov announced the size of the expected fee - 25% of the price of the device.

The task is simple: the government wants to create hothouse conditions for manufacturers of navigators Russian GLONASS system, just as import duties on foreign cars keep AvtoVAZ from bankruptcy. If foreign automakers began as a result of opening assembly plants in our country, the manufacturers of navigators offered another solution - to introduce into the existing device chips GLONASS. These navigators will be exempt from duties.

It should be noted that recently appeared in the sale of smartphones with support for GLONASS were very negatively the meeting of experts of the market of mobile electronics: Russian satellite signal proved unsustainable.

If the plans of the authorities to come true, the sharp rise in price as the waiting car navigators and smart phones, tablet computers, and all other devices in which the navigation function has become commonplace.

Via auto.mail





Source:

Tags

See also

New and interesting