18/07/2013

TV Licence Fee To Be Replaced With New Charge

A proposal to replace the TV licence fee with a new public service broadcasting charge has been announced by Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte.

The new fee will not exceed the current fee of €160 and is due to come into effect from January 01, 2015.

Before then a public consultation will be held to determine how the new public service broadcasting charge will operate.

Rabbite also announced that there would be the introduction of a cap of the number of minutes per hour of advertising is allowed to be broadcast.

(MH/CD)

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