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Originally Posted by Sirius
Ok some one explain why this is a thing. I have to have a licence because i like to watch live Rugby league on Sky sports. The BBC has had no involvement in the production or broadcasting of that content and yet the BBC are earning money from it via the TV tax, SO WHY
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It's a public service broadcaster. The same reason you pay taxes for all public services even though you might not personally use them all. Others subsidise you for the ones you use, and they don’t.