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50p Phone Line Tax Stalled
07 Apr 2010 | 08.12 Europe/London
The 50p land line tax has bitten the dust as part of the negotiations to conclude Parliamentary business.
Conservatives oppose the 50p/month levy and consequently it had to be dropped to secure agreement.
Labour say the will re-introduce the tax if re-elected, with the intent of using it to fund delivery of Next Generation Access to the areas of the country that would not be served by the private sector's commercial rollout.
Conservatives oppose the 50p/month levy and consequently it had to be dropped to secure agreement.
Labour say the will re-introduce the tax if re-elected, with the intent of using it to fund delivery of Next Generation Access to the areas of the country that would not be served by the private sector's commercial rollout.