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  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    If it had been making money, probably further. Although you go once you punch your staff.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
  • Nada666
    Nada666 Posts: 5,004 Forumite
    stephenni1971 wrote: »
    and nothing more than a tax payer provided junket.
    What's it got to do with tax payers?
  • stephenni1971
    stephenni1971 Posts: 895 Forumite
    Nada666 wrote: »
    What's it got to do with tax payers?

    Because a TV Licence is a tax on owning and watching a TV.
    I am a Financial Adviser specialising in Mortgages, Protection, Health and Medical Insurance. I also write wills. All information posted on this site is for discussion only, and should not be taken as advice.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    TV licence fee is not enough to cover the cost of the BBC. It receives a large state subsidy as well, so not having a TV does not save you competely from paying for the BBC.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
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