The idea of substituting the TV Licence fee in Ireland with a “broadcasting charge” for every household was first suggested back in 2012. There was more talk about further investigations in 2013. Currently, we have the Television Licence Fee – (€160 a year ) which is payable by any household with a television. This fee […]
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Broadcast Charge
Broadcast Charge – Still on the Agenda
Over a year ago the idea of a Household Broadcast Charge was mentioned by the government. More Here From Jan 2012 See Basically it involves the replacement of the existing public service broadcasting funding system based on the collection of television licence fees with one based on the imposition of device-independent charge on eligible households […]
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Household Based Public Broadcasting Charge
There is already a tax called the Household Charge in Ireland – so you would think the government would try and use use a different name for the TV Licence replacement – but they are also referring to it as a Household Charge ! (Read more about the real and original Household Charge here) At […]
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