With the New Year celebration now in full swing for some of us (soon to be followed by the rest of us), I thought I would write a sobering reminder that while you are off celebrating and ringing in the New Year, government types everywhere like to ring in the new year by sneaking in a host of new taxes and fees on every imaginable thing including your web hosting, and a few that you never imagined.

There may indeed be some logic in the notion that while much of the world is nursing a hangover on what is universally a official holiday, newsrooms and their patrons may actually miss that tax increase that will wreck havoc on household budgets in every quarter this coming year.

And it seems to work!

Every year when the credit card crunch comes in February, people grudgingly swear that next year they will spend less on Christmas! Nair a word is mentioned about those price increases perpetuated by the tax man.

And just as surely as old saint nick will be sneaking around your back stairs next xmas, those sinning publicans will be doing their slight of hand tricks next New Years eve also!

But here at HostJury, we don't want to rain on anyones festive celebrations or their parade. We just want to wish everyone everywhere, a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year!