POLL OF THE DAY: Do you think streaming services like Netflix should come under the BBC licence fee? VOTE NOW
As Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy looks at ways to rejig the licence fee, GB News asks its members if streaming services like Netflix should come under the TV tax.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, the Treasury, and the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport are all discussing the idea to extend the fee to those who use these streaming websites.
The idea forms part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.
Other options being considered include allowing the BBC to run ads, introducing a special tax on streaming services, or charging people who listen to BBC radio a fee.
The UK Government is in the early stages of reviewing how to fund the BBC after its current 11-year charter expires on December 31, 2027.
Ministers are considering whether to keep the existing TV licence fee system, make changes to it, or replace it with alternative funding models like taxation or subscriptions.
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