"major social issue" did the bbc make this graphic 😆
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This isn't totally accurate for Sweden. While the license fee per household ceased in 2019, it was replaced by a compulsory public service tax instead. Skatteverket
Dumb that they'd even bother making it per household. If every house has to pay then just roll it into your regular taxes.
Don't know for Sweden but for Germany the reason that it is not an tax is, that the gouvernements get to decide what is done with the tax money and that would heavily limit the freedom of the public broadcasting channels.
That's why it is a fee collected by the channels themself.
We still pay for public tv in the Netherlands. They ended the license fees in 2000 but raised taxes to compensate.
Imagine watching actual TV. Millions of people do it.
Calling it "TV license fees" is a bit inaccurate, as at least the German fee is not just for TV, but also radio and online offerings. I don't watch TV, but frequently use their online services and occasionally the radio.
In some countries you have to pay the TV fee even if you don't watch actual TV.
If you have a TV just for playing video games, you still have to pay to stupid TV fee.
Have been successfully dodging the German fee for 15 years. We have enough Tatort already and I'm not paying for stupid soccer licenses.
Cut it by 75% and apply it ONLY to news and educational content and we can talk.
Great diagram in general. Do mind to crosspost this in c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz?
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