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Scrapping TV licence will have to be delayed to 2038 – and your internet speed is to blame

Posted: March 26, 2021 at 10:18 am   /   Technology

GLACIAL broadband speeds across the UK mean the Government has “left itself with no option on the licence fee” until the next Charter period ends in 2038, a damning new report has claimed. Daily Express :: Tech Feed

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Martin Lewis warns TV Licence is due to increase – but some Britons will not have to pay

Posted: March 18, 2021 at 10:22 pm   /   Business

MARTIN LEWIS was back for the final instalment of the series for his self-titled Money Show, and offered a warning on TV Licence payments. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Budget POLL: Should Rishi Sunak have scrapped the TV Licence? Vote here

Posted: March 4, 2021 at 9:22 am   /   Business

PENSION changes, inheritance tax and stamp duty announcements were made yesterday as Rishi Sunak delivered his 2021 Budget. Experts across a number of financial areas have both welcomed and warned of the Chancellor’s announcements, do you back Mr Sunak’s decisions? Vote in Express.co.uk’s poll. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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TV licence could be SCRAPPED …as long as your internet speed is good enough

Posted: March 4, 2021 at 9:18 am   /   Technology

THE GOVERNMENT is looking into plans to scrap the annual TV licence in favour of a Netflix-style subscription model, but claims it won’t be able to act until broadband speeds across the UK improve. Daily Express :: Tech Feed

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BBC TV licence fee to INCREASE this year – ‘Not worth it!’

Posted: February 8, 2021 at 9:13 am   /   Entertainment

THE ANNUAL BBC television licence fee will increase from £157.50 to £159 from April 1, it has been announced. Daily Express :: News Feed

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BBC licence fee ‘from a bygone age’! Boris under pressure as Lords demand immediate reform

Posted: January 26, 2021 at 9:18 am   /   Top Stories

BARONESS KATE HOEY has led demands from peers for the Government to decriminalise the BBC TV licence fee. Daily Express :: News Feed

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BBC licence fee: Fury as Beeb forks out £325k for bias monitor – ‘Needs to be DEFUNDED’

Posted: January 17, 2021 at 9:18 am   /   Top Stories

THE BBC’s decision to spend the equivalent of £325,000 a year on a senior executive to monitor bias has prompted an incredulous reaction from former Brexit Party MEP Rupert Lowe. Daily Express :: News Feed

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TV licence SCAM: ‘Beware’ new text alert offering Britons coronavirus refund payment

Posted: January 10, 2021 at 9:22 am   /   Business

TV LICENCE holders have been hit by a fresh scam after reports of the public receiving suspicious coronavirus refund texts. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

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Should Boris still scrap BBC licence fee as pressure chaos rages in No10? POLL

Posted: November 16, 2020 at 9:20 am   /   Top Stories

AFTER Boris Johnson’s move to decriminalise non-payment of the mandatory BBC TV licence fee hit a snag yesterday, Express.co.uk is asking whether the Prime Minister should scrap the fee as pressure mounts in No10. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Britons furious as BBC blows ‘nearly £300k’ on PR chief to help save its own licence fee

Posted: October 10, 2020 at 10:19 am   /   Top Stories

BBC licence-payers have reacted with fury after it emerged corporation chiefs had launched a desperate last-ditch attempt to salvage the licence fee by hiring an expensive public affairs guru to spearhead their campaign. Daily Express :: News Feed

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