Every family could be forced to pay a BBC tax - even if they don't have a TV
EVERY family could be forced to pay a BBC tax — even if they do not have a telly — according to a bonkers new plan.
Peers say the £159-a-year licence fee should be scrapped for a new telly tax based on household income.The compulsory TV tax plan from the Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee is similar to the one used inThere, the amount people are charged for their public broadcasting service is linked to how much property tax they pay.
But John O’Connell, chief exec of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to prop up the BBC via
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