UK - broadband tax blocked

[bbc] The broadband tax has been scrapped in the last-minute scramble to rush key legislation through before Parliament is dissolved next week.

The tax was a key part of Labour's strategy to ensure all parts of the country get super-fast broadband.

The Conservatives have always opposed the tax, preferring to allow the market more time to roll out services before government intervention.

The levy was among three taxes in the Finance Bill to be dropped.

Super-fast broadband tax scrapped