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Old 10-06-2019, 18:49   #26
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Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Well, it's just another bill, so if they are not being harassed into an early grave by electricity, gas, or water bills, it's highly unlikely they will be by the TV Licence - they get the bill, they pay it (or have a monthly direct debit, like gas, water, electricity, council tax).

Simples...
Simples is make it a subscription chnl. Then if you want it you pay for it.

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Originally Posted by jonbxx View Post
Indeed. It is convenient to forget that free licences for over 75s was introduced in 2000 as a labour policy and the funding has been pulled by the current government, leaving the BBC to pick up the bill. See also picking up the bill for the World Service and BBC Monitoring
They tell you how many new over 75's get tv licenses, but not how many brand new tv licenses are taken out. I bet one will even out the other.
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