Paul Murphy said there should be a 'digital services tax on the big digital technology companies” to pay for the State broadcaster.
Everyone in Ireland is liable to pay the licence fee to RTÉ - currently €160 - and this, along with advertising revenue and other commercial activities, funds the station.“I really think the outcome - ultimately - needs to be to end the reliance on commercial revenue and instead properly publicly fund a public service broadcaster,” Deputy Murphy said.
“Which should not be done through this regressive licence fee but instead should be done through general progressive taxation and a specific digital services tax on the big digital technology companies.” RTÉ staff members leaving Leinster House after reporting to the Oireachtas Finance committee. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
Yesterday, Media Minister Catherine Martin announced she would use the powers of the Broadcasting Act“I think the Minister and the Government should be using their powers this week to appoint someone to go into RTÉ and uncover all of this and to publish it,” he said. “Because only the full light of day of the public being able to see this will clarify exactly what happened and lay the basis to begin to restore trust in RTÉ.”had the power to compel people to testifyHe said TDs and Senators would like to hear from former Director General Dee Forbes, Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly.
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