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The television licence fee is collected by the BBC and primarily used to fund the radio, television and online services of the BBC itself. Licence fee collection is the responsibility of the BBC's Finance and Business division. [5] The BBC also operates as the TV Licensing Authority in the UK, as one of its trade names.
In April 2021, the licence fee increased from £157.50 to £159. In January 2022, former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced the fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years, until ...
New BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah is expected to say “reforming the licence fee, replacing it, or coming up with a whole new mechanism” are all options being considered in discussions about the ...
On 1 January 2019, the television licence (Swedish: TV-avgift, literally TV fee) in Sweden was scrapped and replaced by a "general public service fee" (Swedish: allmän public service-avgift), which is a flat income-based public broadcasting tax of 1 per cent, capped at 1,300 Swedish kronor (approximately US$145 or €126) per person per year ...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “committed” to the BBC and its TV licence fee. The annual fee faced years of scrutiny under the Conservative government, with it being frozen for ...
The government had expected the committee to report that the television licence fee used to fund the BBC should be scrapped. However, the Peacock Committee favoured retaining the licence fee as they believed it was the 'least worst' option. [2] The immediate recommendations of the report [3] were: BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 should be privatised.
The government has decided how much the licence fee will increase in 2024. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
The licence fee had been frozen at £159 over the last two years and the Government has announced it will now rise by £10.50 to £169.50. What is the BBC licence fee and how could it change? Skip ...