The £6 “broadband tax” is set to be put through and made law before the next general election which will infuriate many who think that it would not get passed under a Conservative government (the favourites to win the next general election).
Stephen Timms who is the Treasury minister said that the £6 per year tax on phone lines should be made law in the next few months as it could be put forward in the Digital Economy Bill that is due to be put before the House in November or it could be part of the Finance Bill that would be presented after the budget.
The 50p per month charge on all telephone lines is expected to raise around £175 million per year and is to be used to help pay for next generation super fast fibre broadband even thought there are serious doubts that the money raised will come anywhere close to help fund it.