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KPMG Budget Rate Card 2011 1.0

KPMG Budget Rate Card 2011 1.0

...Budget of 23 March 2011 but is subject to amendment in the Finance Bill.The Budget proposals and other tax changes are summarised on this... Read more

23 July, 2011

Free Apple iPads on the cards for MPs

...that have? "The MPs might be going through the clauses of the Finance Bill or they might be reading a newspaper [which is not allowed... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

50p broadband tax will be law in 2010

...fund the rollout of superfast broadband. It will be introduced in the Finance Bill, according to chancellor Alistair Darling, which is expected to pass into... Read more

10 December, 2009 by Nick Heath

Treasury denies new tax on PCs

The Treasury has denied reports that the current Finance Bill contains proposals to impose a stealth tax on businesses and employees... Read more

3 May, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Broadband Britain future unclear as 50p levy is shelved

...its proposed 50p-per-month levy for telephone lines from the upcoming Finance Bill on Wednesday, creating uncertainty over the future of state funding for... Read more

7 April, 2010 by Richard Thurston

UK copyright law to be changed 'without scrutiny'

...up, such as the Equality Bill, Bribery Bill, Financial Services Bill or Finance Bill. Watson, who has criticised some copyright provisions in the Digital Economy... Read more

16 March, 2010 by David Meyer

MPs condemn 50p broadband levy as 'regressive'

...the Digital Britain recommendations, but will instead be included in the upcoming Finance Bill. A spokesperson for BIS, the department in charge of the Digital... Read more

23 February, 2010 by David Meyer

Digital Economy Bill gets tough on file-sharers

The government has ruled out jail terms for copyright infringement, but the Digital Economy Bill opens the way for disconnecting repeat infringers Read more

20 November, 2009 by David Meyer

Digital Britain 50p tax 'to be law' by next election

...The levy on telephone lines - 50p a month… will be in the finance bill which I'm also responsible for at the Treasury and my... Read more

24 September, 2009

Labour manifesto launch: All the tech pledges unveiled

...cutting-edge services" will also be created. Science and technology skills The Finance Bill, passed last week, provided funding for universities to offer places to... Read more

13 April, 2010 by Nick Heath

The Weekly Round-Up: 09.04.10

Finally, the announcement we've all been waiting for... Read more

9 April, 2010 by The Round-Up

Digital Economy Bill vs Digital Britain: Has this government got digital schizophrenia?

...has been scrambling to push through a raft of legislation - including the Finance Bill, and of course the Digital Economy Bill. While both pieces of... Read more

9 April, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

50p superfast broadband tax jettisoned as election looms

...landlines to help fund next-generation broadband has been jettisoned from the Finance Bill in the last minute scramble to get legislation through Parliament ahead... Read more

7 April, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Can the Tories deliver their promise of a British Google?

...The tax is due to pass into law as part of the Finance Bill this spring. The Tory proposals are also seeking to encourage telcos... Read more

15 March, 2010 by Nick Heath

Next-gen broadband: We need to get a move on, says Timms

...to get the Next Generation Levy - which will be included in the Finance Bill - before Parliament "this side of the election". However he added: "What... Read more

29 January, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

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