No I dont think this is political as such but to use that old political chestnut..."its the thin end of the wedge!". Once this tax situation is set up in a Budget, Im afraid it will be with us for good. The TV licence was a Tenner once so watch this one grow and grow. Its a nasty little tax. The Pre-Budget the other day was just a starter in the tax war. As soon as the next Election is over there will be a further emergency budget where we will all be clobbered further generally.
We are already a very highly taxed nation.
But Rick used the term Rip-Off BRitain. I will give you a personal example of this that I came across yesterday. I remember years ago on here we used to talk of the difference in prices between here and the USA..we spoke of Reeboks and ..well everything. Huge differences even on ordinary items.
Honda are bringing out a brand spanking newly designed motorcycle that is sure to catch the eye and be very popular. I looked it up yesterday. Its £9055 in the USA and its £11,500 in the UK. Thats roughly the numbers off the top of my head but the £9 and £11,000 figures are correct. Why on earth this massive difference for the same thing. Its made in Japan. The sell it to us Brits for £2,500 more ..as major manufacturers do on lots of goods. Soft touch Britain. We just take this shafting and we pay up everytime.
But yes back to the Broadband tax..it will be a huge earner and the government, no matter what hue is in power, will grab this one with both hands. Depressing.
