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**Chris** · 28-12-2009, 12:15

That's not surprising - if it's levied on the service provider, rather than on the sub directly, the service provider will have to add it to the sub's bill in order to recoup the cost. At which point it would automatically attract VAT, along with everything else on the bill.

IIRC the Tories aren't mad keen on this scheme however, and as they're likely to be the Government in less than six months, it may be that nobody ever has to pay this levy.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,262	re: [Update and merge] 50p landline tax shelved That's not surprising - if it's levied on the service provider, rather than on the sub directly, the service provider will have to add it to the sub's bill in order to recoup the cost. At which point it would automatically attract VAT, along with everything else on the bill. IIRC the Tories aren't mad keen on this scheme however, and as they're likely to be the Government in less than six months, it may be that nobody ever has to pay this levy.