Bbc licence fee: cost of watching beeb hiked again

The cost of the annual fee is set to increase by £3 a year and from April 1 the LICENCE FEE will cost £157.50 a year. This fee is set by the Government - they announced in 2016 that the fee

would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 2017.  The price change in the licence fee will not currently have an impact on the free over-75s TV licence. The new licence fee

works out as £3.02 a week or £13.13 a month. People have taken to social media to express their anger at the increase in the fee.  One user said on Twitter: “They’ve got to pay Lineker’s

salary somehow.” Another said: “Scrap the licence fee abolish corrupt BBC." One Twitter user said: “Must be having to hire more goons to shake down pensioners." The BBC has said

that in the last financial year, "94% of the BBC's controllable spend went on content for audiences and delivery, with just 6% spent on running the organisation". SEE MORE: TV

LICENCE: DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TV LICENCE TO WATCH NETFLIX?  "Those already buying a licence on an instalment scheme which started before 1 April 2020, such as monthly direct debit or

weekly cash payments, will continue to make payments totalling £154.50 until their licence comes up for renewal. "TV Licensing will be advising licence fee payers due to renew in March

to pay on time so they will pay the current rate of £154.50. "Those buying a new licence before 1 April 2020 will also pay the current rate. "There are many ways to pay for a

television licence, including small weekly cash payments and monthly direct debit."