Labor backs broadband tax for non-NBN services

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Labor has backed the Turnbull Government’s proposed broadband tax for residential and business users of non-NBN services. From IT News:

The tax, which is officially called the regional broadband scheme (RBS), would see some 385,000 residential and business users of “NBN-equivalent” fixed line services hit with a $7.10 per month fee.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.