Thread: TV licence fee
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Old 31-05-2022, 17:23   #135
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Re: TV licence fee

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post

Whilst what you say is true, it's definitely not the point. A TV licence, forcing people to pay for something they might not want, on pain of criminal record, is plain wrong. A different funding model for the BBC must be found or a very much lower licence fee for a cut down BBC and no criminality for not paying.
There's no ideal model for the licence fee if we accept the need for a state broadcaster. I've heard adding it to council tax as one suggestion which could help those on benefits and maybe help reduce the costs of collecting the fee.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Which makes you wonder why the BBC seem to think that if the licence fee converted to a subscription, they’d have to more than double the cost to subscribers.
The extra cost to subscribers would partly come from the need to paywall it across all platforms including Freeview and Freesat.
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