The war of course came to an end in August 1898 with the surrender of Manila, although another war between the Philippines and the US broke out a few months later. The tax continued in force for the world wars, as well as Korea and Vietnam, despite attempts to remove it, until it became permanent in 1990 at 3 per cent. Governor Gilmore is of course very aware of the presence of AOL and NSI on his Virginia patch, so it's no surprise that AOL President Robert Pittman is one of the 19 commissioners. Gilmore introduced his own resolution against the telecommunication tax, as well as his own variant on the Business Caucus proposal. There is still uncertainty about the final outcome, because ACEC members went into private session for most of their time in Dallas.
Objections are likely to come from states that are more dependent on sales taxes.
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