SheShe Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Just heard on the radio that the tv tax is going up yet again in April to £130.50. Opinions please or am I the only one spitting feathers:rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotPhil Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 With it's move to a "tax" rather than a "service charge" there's talk of it being split between broadcasters. Personally I think the BBC do a pretty good job, but they make an awful lot of content I'm not ever going to experience so would rather they cut back and kept the price down. Still, we've not got much choice on whether to pay it or not have we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scutts Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 It's such a con..........what else does everyone have to pay for, even if they never use it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticusFinch Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'm a BBC fan, but I still think that the licence fee is wrong. Although the BBC do provide a good range of programs, the licence fee is a compulsory tax, so even those who dislike and never watch the BBC still have to pay for it. Compare this with Sky, where if you like Sky you pay for it, and if you don't like it you don't pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 It's such a con..........what else does everyone have to pay for, even if they never use it! I suspect it's little more than a way of pandering to the rightwing hang-em-and-flog-em brigade by jailing thousands of single mothers for non-payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderPete Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 its an outrage :o , we seem to be paying for repeats and boring reality tv shows, and home decorating crap and dull boring soaps. Heard on the radio its £131.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 If you don't want to pay, yet don't fancy being locked up either, then invite an elderly relative to live with you. Over 65s get a free licence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheShe Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 its an outrage :o , we seem to be paying for repeats and boring reality tv shows, and home decorating crap and dull boring soaps. Heard on the radio its £131.50 You could be right. I just heard the 130 and saw red. just listened to news again but not mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheShe Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 If you don't want to pay, yet don't fancy being locked up either, then invite an elderly relative to live with you. Over 65s get a free licence No they don't. If so we're missing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lint Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 i think it keeps going up because the bbc (or government) keep lowering the age for free licences,first it was 75 now 65 it will be 60 next,and all we get is repeats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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