The city of Chicago is enforcing a new and unprecedented tax on cloud services, possibly raising the cost of Netflix, Spotify, and other forms of streaming entertainment for residents.

As The Verge reports, the so-called “cloud tax” went into effect on July 1, and levies a 9 percent tax on “electronically delivered amusements” such as streaming video, streaming music, and online gaming subscriptions. It does not apply to books, or to content that users download permanently. Netflix says it’s already planning to add the extra charge to Chicago customers’ monthly bills.

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