Hungary has ditched for now plans for an Internet tax after tens of thousands of people took to the streets last week protesting what they called an absurd and crippling measure.

The country’s prime minister, Victor Orbán, announced on national radio on Friday morning that he would scrap plans for the tax after mounting pressure, according to a message posted to his website.

“He said that there will be no Internet tax in this form,” a group of protesters said in a news release welcoming the decision.

However, there could still be an Internet tax in Hungary. “While obfuscating details, he announced a national consultation to take place starting in January 2015,” the protesters said. By Friday the group had gathered almost 240,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook.

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