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TV licence fees in Europe (i.postimg.cc)
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[–] internetuser678@feddit.nu 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

This isn't totally accurate for Sweden. While the license fee per household ceased in 2019, it was replaced by a compulsory public service tax instead. Skatteverket

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

As well as in Finland, somewhere around 2014

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Same for Denmark

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dumb that they'd even bother making it per household. If every house has to pay then just roll it into your regular taxes.

[–] ardorhb@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Don't know for Sweden but for Germany the reason that it is not an tax is, that the gouvernements get to decide what is done with the tax money and that would heavily limit the freedom of the public broadcasting channels.

That's why it is a fee collected by the channels themself.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that was indeed the rationale behind the tv license, until the tv watching population got so small that they could no longer sustain the channels. so then they made it a tax, completely dispelling any notion that there was ever a divide.

[–] needanke@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

In Germany the fee is not dependent on actually watching TV (anymore).