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A coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy "coupons" from the United States government.The subsidy program was enacted to provide terrestrial television viewers with an affordable way to continue receiving free digital terrestrial television services after the nation's television service transitioned to digital ...
The government planned to add a separate licence for cable and satellite television owners and an increase of television licence fee for such users in 1996; [126] it also had planned to increase the television licence fee to RM 36 in 1998. [121] The television licence fees were abolished in April 1999; however people still paid for the fees.
The Canadian federal budget for fiscal year 2012–13 was presented to the House of Commons of Canada by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on 29 March 2012. Among the most notable elements of the federal budget were changes to Old Age Security and a reduction of the budget for the Canadian Forces and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The move will mean the 7,000 people who apply for a free licence each month will be able to do so more quickly online or over the phone. The BBC last year limited the free TV licences to over-75s ...
The budget will lower the minimum annual withdrawal rate for seniors from their Registered Retirement Income Fund. The minimal withdrawal rate starts at 7.38% at age 71 and increases to 20% by age 94. The budget would lower the rate for those aged 71 to 5.28% to start, and will lower the rate to 18.79% by age 94. [9]
The cost of the annual TV Licence fee will increase from £157.50 to £159 from April 1 2021, it has been announced. The fee is set by the Government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise in ...
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has launched a furious rant at the BBC over its decision to scrap free TV licences for over-75s, claiming the broadcasting company is “swimming in ...
In June 2023 the Competition Bureau found the grocery industry was a low-margin business and a modest increase to low margins cannot explain the double-digit food price inflation in Canada. [6] Similarly, an August 2023 Bank of Canada study found no support for the view that inflation is driven by firms exercising market power to increase ...