The BBC‘s licence fee will not rise by as much as previously promised, the UK government has confirmed, condemning the corporation to a difficult year that could see more cuts and less shows commissioned.
The government has, meanwhile, launched a review into the BBC’s funding model. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer announced in parliament in the past few minutes that the annual fee will rise by around £10.50 ($12.50) to £169.50, below the previous £14.50 increase that was tied to a higher rate of inflation.
The licence fee has been frozen for the past two years, leading to difficult decisions for the BBC, and the government had initially said it would return to rising with CPI inflation from 2024.
The licence fee will rise in April 2024 by 6.7%, the figure of inflation from September 2023 that is the same measure linked with state pensions and benefits.
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