Supplementary memorandum from the Department
for Business, Innovation and Skills
You recently asked a further set of questions
as part of your Committee's Digital Britain inquiry.
I am pleased to offer the following comments.
Q1. Digital Britain provides economic data
on next generation roll out eg Fig 4, page 62 Digital Britain
what is the source of this date? We're seeking to be directed
to a particular document.
This was taken from the analysis carried out
for the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) Report The costs
of deploying fibre-based next-generation broadband infrastructure.
Whilst the exact chart does not appear in the Final report, the
charts used in the Digital Britain report is essentially figures
4.5 and 4.6 from the BSG report but presented on an incremental,
rather than cumulative basis.
Q2. Did the document "The costs of deploying
fibre-based next-generation broadband infrastructure" by
the Broadband Stakeholder Group inform the Government's economic
modelling?
Yes. The spread of the BSG membership ensured
that the data provided for the analysis was accurate and is therefore
credible.
Q3. Will the 50p levy be tax exempt?
No. VAT will apply to the landline duty, as
it does all other excise duties.
Q4. Will funds raised by the 50p levy be
ring-fenced for the delivery of Digital Britain's objectives?
We expect the amount raised by the landline
duty to be made available for the delivery of the NGA objectives
through the Next Generation Fund. Few taxes are formally ring-fenced.
9 December 2009
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