Thread: Digital Britain. Is the Levy dead?
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Old 23-09-2009, 20:04   #11
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Re: Digital Britain. Is the Levy dead?
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Originally Posted by Stuart C View Post
TBH, I am not sure I like the idea of this tax.

I can understand the need to pay taxes for things that are needed (School, local maintenance, housing, emergency services etc), but I do not class Broadband internet access as a need.

Sure, it is handy (especially as the government is busy placing everything it can online so that it can reduce it's own staffing levels), but is it necessary? No. Not IMO.
I think it's iniquitous.50p now but you can be absolutely certain it will rise and rise just like the car tax has.

I wonder what will happen if everyone gave up their landlines.Will they start on mobile phones next?
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