New York - New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed levying a new batch of taxes on digitally delivered entertainment services, such as music and video downloaded from iTunes, and e-books purchased for Amazon's Kindle device, The New York Daily News reported.

The digital entertainment tax is part of a proposal that includes 88 new fees and other taxes -- on items like taxi rides, beer, massages and movie tickets -- intended to help close a $15.4 billion budget gap in the state.

CNET noted that 17 other states already tax downloads, including New Jersey, Texas and Washington, while similar efforts have been defeated in California and Wisconsin.

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