Tory Tax Plan Condemned by Highlands Ministers
Tories were out of touch on plans to do away with the Labour tax proposal on every phone line in the United Kingdom, conceived mainly with a view to fund the country-wide rollout of the superfast next generation fibre optic broadband network, railed an MP.
The Member of Parliament that represents Inverness, Strathspey, Badenoch and Nairn, Danny Alexander has put forward the claim that once regions like the Highlands emerged capable of keeping up with other parts of the United Kingdom, regarding the broadband internet connection speeds, the fixed phone line rates would also emerge as vital.
The thinking of Alexander, as reported by the Press and Journal, was echoed by a Highland MSP of the Labour party, Peter Peacock. Peacock opined that such services were significant for businesses and households across the Scotland region.
Peacock added that if the Conservatives scrapped the broadband UK’s tax of 50p, it would obviously culminate into the obliteration of any chance of realising the digital infrastructure, which is required by this area so badly.
Only sometime back, Jeremy Hunt, the shadow culture minister had revealed to the Financial Times that his party was cherishing plans to abolish the broadband tax proposed by the Labour government as early as possible, providing they win power in the coming general election.
