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NicuCalceatoday at 1:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Is the TV licence a subscription? I see it closer to a tax for using a public service or good, like the road or council tax.


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nicky0today at 1:30 PM

I consider it a subscription because it is collected directly by the BBC and spent by the BBC.

Taxes, on the other hand, are collected by the government.

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