EU looks into broadband tax

It all seemed to have been planned out and then the Digital Britain report was published, which meant that the details were open to the fine toothcombs of the EU.

Naturally, it was not long before they found something that doesn’t meet EC rules, and it is a big issue.

Plans to charge 50p per month on a telephone lines has been branded a tax.

This extra funding is to be used to help rollout the next generation broadband that the UK desperately needs.

However, handing the cash over to internet service providers such as BT could be seen as state aid and it this that goes against the EU rules.

Currently the ball is in the UK government’s court, and when it comes forward with more details on how this is going to work, could be when the EU steps in.