THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Abandons Multi-Billion Digital ID Program.
The UK’s proposed Digital ID program, known as BritCard, has been officially canceled, with its $2.4 billion budget redirected to reduce VAT on electricity bills.
The British government’s proposed Digital ID program, known as BritCard, has been officially canceled, with its $2.4 billion budget redirected to reduce VAT on electricity bills. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘s proposed national digital identity program, known as BritCard, has been scrapped by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham , with ministers saying the move will help fund the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on domestic electricity bills beginning October 1. New Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary) John Healey said canceling the Digital ID program, previously estimated to cost the equivalent of $2.4 billion over three years, would finance the tax cut, which will also apply to…Open