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BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says

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BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says

www.theguardian.com

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United KingdomEnglish · 1 year ago

Michael Grade, now chair of Ofcom, says the government should re-examine the fee and criticised the BBC’s handling of complaints

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It’s been classed as a tax since the mid naughties…https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldselect/ldbbc/128/128i.pdf

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