Interesting news item yesterday regarding Government policy towards QUANGOs
Business Secretary Vince Cable said:
“We are absolutely committed to reducing the number and cost of quangos that we no longer need. I have already said that I want to reduce the number of these bodies by a third and we’ve achieved a lot in a short space [...]
Jeremy Hunt
QUANGO GOGO
BDUK Industry Day – First Thoughts
Thursday 15th July 2010 saw the BDUK Industry Day take place in London with invited members of the telecommunications industry, government and others.
The overall sense of the day was of bold aspirations and genuine determination on the part of ministers, Martha Lane-Fox and the new BDUK team to start delivering positive outcomes to enable the [...]
TeleTimms Tax
In a stunning act of double regression, as The Times reported today “£6 broadband levy may be trebled for homes with multiple lines“, it appears that not only are ministers seeking to tax telephone lines, there is a double taxation hit being lined up in the form of VAT on top of the £6 tax.
It [...]