BBC licence fee could be means tested under Government charter renewal plans

‘Middle class families will be forced to pay more for the licence fee than poor households under plans for a Finnish-style means tested broadcasting levy to pay for the BBC.

John Whittingdale, the Culture Secretary, will publish a green paper which will propose “root and branch reform” of the BBC as part of its royal charter renewal.

He will consider plans for a new means tested levy to be paid by better-off taxpayers based on their annual income – regardless of whether or not they own a television.‘

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