New tax in October

All land line telephones will have a new tax imposed on 1st October, . . . a tax of 50p a month to help pay for nation wide broadband for people living in the countryside, . . . . now I had the chance of a country cottage in the Trossachs 13 years ago but declined it, . . I have fibre optic broadband here and also good shopping facilities, I didn't want to loose these, . . . why should I now be forced to pay for country dwellers getting broadband ? . . . if they want broadband, as long as there are 40 or more people living near them, they can get a mini-exchange installed at a cost of £2,500 each, . . . either that or flit to a town like the rest of us.

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I think it's good BUT only if we get the speeds countries like Japan gets. We have second rate broadband here it's embarrassing!

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You might be pleased to know that this useless Gove scrapped it a week ago.


All mouth and trousers this lot.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8606639.stm

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. why should I now be forced to pay for country dwellers getting broadband ? .

Why indeed-the money saved connecting them is far less than the cost of them having sex in the family or putting eels/ferrets up their their trousers.

I`m all for `country sports` but porn on the internet is less harmful to wildlife

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As galty said, this (along with the 'cider tax') is one of the budget measures which was lost when Parliament was dissolved ready for the election

So - no need to man the barricades yet

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Oh well, that's a 50p bonus then, . . . I'm off to get a packet of crisps with the cash.

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50P to go and get a packet of crisps?? I can remember when a packet of crisps was 4d

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But more harmful to our Children.