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Tories would scrap 50p broadband tax

A Conservative government would scrap the planned 50 pence per month tax on every landline - which the current government plans to use to subsidise faster broadband in rural regions - "as soon as possible", according to the shadow culture secretary... Full Article at The Register

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  1. Britain's opposition Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, listens to questions at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron walk through the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament during the State opening of Parliament, on November 18, 2009 in London, England.
  4. WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Party leader David Cameron (R) presents the 11th Duke of Marlborourgh with an environmental award at Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England.
  5. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attends a service to Mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, United...
  6. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attend the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph...
  7. BADMINTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Riders follow the master of the Beaufort Hunt on the opening meet of the season for the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt on November 7, 2009 in Badminton, England.
  8. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron uses his mobile phone on the platform at Euston Station, before getting a train to Chester for a visit to Airbus in North Wales on November 6, 2009 in London, England.
  9. NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS) In this handout provided by the Conservative Party,, Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron checks his speech in his Wesminster office with William Hague ahead of making a speech on Europe on November 4, 2009 in London.

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