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Scrap the TV licence

rubadub · 2004-05-27 17:45:17

Why is there not much call for scrapping the TV licence. The yearly licence now costs more than a small TV. I remember when it was £6 in the 80's. I am forced to pay the wages of overpaid presenters and have no choice in how much they should be paid or what programmes I am paying for. I would gladly let RTE come and…

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#102 04-06-2004 3:10pm

rubadub

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Originally posted by Tommy Vercetti
just as a matter of interest, say a shop or whatever has a monitor/TV solely for CCTV purposes, do they have to pay for a licence?

If it is a TV, yes. A monitor, no.

If you have a TV and use it only to watch DVDs you must pay the licence,
If you have a car that you dont drive around your garden in you dont have to pay road tax.

Hospitals have to pay the full licence for every single TV in the building, no discounts for anybody.

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