Internet Tax

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:02 pm

Yes fellow Grumpies, the Government are considering taxing people who use the internet due to the amount of illegal downloads.
They are looking at £20 per Broadband customer.

What next taxing us for Wiping our Ar.es.

http://www.money.co.uk/article/1002621- ... nd-tax.htm

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:04 pm

That sounds fair, rather then just targeting the people that download

I never download anything from the internet unless it is freeware etc.

Noid · Post by **Noid** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:49 pm

Maybe they should work on getting the lines up to the standard of the rest of Europe before even thinking about doing things like that! we have the worse speeds in Europe and maybe even the modern world.

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:24 pm

Hold your horses. The article you linked to is misleading. The Telegraph article clearly states that this is only one of several solutions being proposed in the report to be put before Lord Carterfor review. It goes on to say ...

Lord Carter is known to be sympathetic to the proposals, but according to industry sources, he will stop short of explicitly backing the plan for fear of slowing his drive for universal broadband across the country by 2012

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:42 pm

Geewizz wrote:Hold your horses. The article you linked to is misleading. The Telegraph article clearly states that this is only one of several solutions being proposed in the report to be put before Lord Carterfor review. It goes on to say ...

Lord Carter is known to be sympathetic to the proposals, but according to industry sources, he will stop short of explicitly backing the plan for fear of slowing his drive for universal broadband across the country by 2012

I did say considering.

We will know for certain when Mr carter (communications minister) final paper on Digital Britian gets published in the summer. Or will we

I don't refer to the guy as Lord. Nobody in the Government should be callled Lord.

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:05 pm

I gather the VAT element of internet charges isnt enought for them then?

Foggy · Post by **Foggy** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:31 pm

Well didnt we know that would come (or rather they are looking at it)

Every home in the UK will be guaranteed access to broadband internet by 2012 under Government plans.

The Digital Britain report said everyone should have download speeds of up to two megabits per second - fast enough to watch video online - in time for the London Olympics.

The Prime Minister said digital technology would be as important to the nation's prosperity in the 21st economy as "roads, bridges, trains and electricity were in the 20th Century".

The report on the future of the internet and communications industries - which currently contribute s50 billion to the UK - also outlined plans to tackle online music and film piracy with a new rights agency.

scot-canuck · Post by **scot-canuck** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:40 pm

Their plan:
as many as possible on BB,
make it difficult to do certain things without BB internet (all govt sites in flash

or something equally crap)
then whack on the tax and introduce the "net tax escalator" (bit like the tories came up with the fuel tax escalator and labour clung onto it.)

bloody music company shill morons the lot of them

jozeffo · Post by **jozeffo** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:17 pm

If I am going to be charged for downloading stuff ( I don't acutally know how to) then I am never paying for any films, music or games ever again.

£ 20 seems like a great annual charge for global copyright.

Geewizz · Post by **Geewizz** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:21 pm

jozeffo,
Do you ever buy anything in a shop and expect only to pay the VAT?

jozeffo · Post by **jozeffo** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:17 pm

Geewizz,

"jozeffo,
Do you ever buy anything in a shop and expect only to pay the VAT? "

No and if you don't buy anything in a shop, do you expect to pay VAT on your lack of purchases?

I can be facetious if you like, or you can accept my point, which is that if the government can tax the activity, it legitimises it. When shoplifters steal stuff, do we all have to pay a tax to make up for Gordon's loss of VAT, or do we accept that most downloads would not be done if they weren't free and theerefore there is no loss of tax revenue.

Steve the Gas · Post by **Steve the Gas** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:52 am

Matrix ........ here we come

Neo

doomed · Post by **doomed** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:12 am

Maybe actors and singers should take a pay cut (so should footballers for that matter)

I impressed, no tax on broadband yet, its unlike the government to be slow on taxing something so easy, must still be to busy trying to tax, tax on tax