Fianna Fáil claims Govt could introduce new charges to fund broadband project

Fianna Fáil has claimed the consortium behind the Government's broadband project may be planning to hit households with new charges to fill its own funding gap, before selling the contract onto another firm who will hike prices even further.

The party's finance spokesperson Michael McGrath made the claim and insisted the contract must not be signed. He would not say whether his party will bring down the Government over the financial crisis.