BBC Says Government Licence Fee Plans Would Put A $370M Dent In Its Content Budget
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deadline.comBy Jake Kanter International TV Editor The BBC has claimed the government plans to decriminalize licence fee evasion in the UK could blow a £300M ($370M) hole in its programming budget and will lead to “significant cuts” to front line services.
The BBC made its case in a submission to the government’s consultation on scrapping criminal sanctions, including jail sentences, for people who fail to pay the £154.50 annual licence fee.
It said that a switch to civil sanctions would result in licence fee evasion jumping to 10%, according to independent research commissioned by the corporation, while it added that the running costs of a new system would be much higher.
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