Yorkshire MP calls for Consolidation of Broadband Tax
A West Yorkshire member of parliament has claimed that the scrapping of the fresh broadband tax of GBP 6 per year could lead to causing a major divide between the rural and urban communities with the former potentially exposed to cut off from the primary broadband network of the United Kingdom.
The member of parliament from West Yorkshire that slammed the vow made by the Conservative party that it would scrap the monthly broadband tax of 50 pence proposed by the Labour government if it emerged successful in the coming general election to assume the seat of power, is Shahid Malik.
The Huddersfield Examiner has reported on the development that Malik was committed to help boost rural broadband internet access speeds in those communities that stood isolated across the county.
Meanwhile, Malik the Dewsbury member claimed that the broadband tax was seriously required to help finance a fresh broadband service intended for rural villages including Upper Cumberworth, High Flatts and Birdsedge.
The member of parliament added that he had contacted the UK minister for Digital Britain, Stephen Timms to make it clear when the Denby Dale village near Huddersfield could expect to access the funding it needed for boosting its broadband services.
On the other side, the parliamentary opposition along with other opponents of the new Broadband tax, claim that the tax could lead to the abandoning of broadband internet connections by the low-income homes.
