The Government's proposed £6 (E6.5) a year broadband tax will be levied on each phone line rather than each household. Newspaper reports also say that VAT will be added on top of the 50p-a-month tax.

The broadband tax was first proposed by the Digital Britain report, but was held back from last week's Digital Economy Bill.

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