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Title: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 16, 2009, 07:27:24 PM

A tax on phone lines could be introduced in an effort to try and extend the reach of super-fast broadband into the countryside.

A £6 a year tax on every phone line in the country is part of the plan outlined in the Digital Britain White Paper to stimulate the development future fibre optic services. It aims to ensure every home in Britain has access to 2MB-per-second broadband by 2012 - a speed fast enough to use online shopping services and social networks. The government estimates that without intervention the market will only provide such speeds to two-thirds of the country by this time, mainly in highly-populated areas where it’s most profitable to upgrade lines.

To make up the difference, the government will collect an extra £150 million to £175 million in tax each year to subsidize upgrades to the telephone network and improve mobile broadband options in areas where fixed line broadband is least financially viable.


So it's time to start taxing everyone again to make an investment into the country's infrastructure that they have known for a long time would  be necessary but have avoided doing anything about it of course  evil:.

Can't imagine many homes which don't have a fixed phone line - even if they don't have an internet connection.

It's a good job we have such a forward thinking, contingency planning government in place  evil:

Title: Re: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: Barman on June 17, 2009, 02:55:03 AM

A tax on having a telephone line...? A bit like paying to have it put in then...?  rubschin:

Socialists are great aren't they? Tax the 'haves' to give to the 'have nots' and the 'don't wants'...  noooo:

Leg-Iron did a great bit on Socialism the other day - I'll post it in the Commons...

Title: Re: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 17, 2009, 07:41:02 AM

They will have to introduce the Olympic tax fairly shortly as there is no way in hell that is going to stick to budget - how best to recoup some money for that ...something that we all use or need and appropriate to the cause.

Double the cost of toilet roll  whistle:

Title: Re: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: Barman on June 17, 2009, 07:44:49 AM

Or getting MPs to pay their fare share of tax...  rubschin:

Title: Re: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: barmisspah? on June 17, 2009, 09:13:57 AM

Quote from: Barman on June 17, 2009, 07:44:49 AM

Or getting MPs to pay their fare share of tax...  rubschin:

happy001

Title: Re: Telephone tax - it's not good to talk
Post by: Barman on June 17, 2009, 10:43:18 AM

Quote from: barmisspah? on June 17, 2009, 09:13:57 AM

Quote from: Barman on June 17, 2009, 07:44:49 AM

Or getting MPs to pay their fare share of tax...  rubschin:

happy001

I know... stupid of me...  noooo: