Digital fee branded a 'TV poll tax' by critics CITY Edition

Proposals to charge digital viewers pounds 24 a year more for their television licences were greeted with dismay by the BBC, commercial television companies and consumer groups alike last night. The temporary pounds 1.99-a-month supplement put forward by the Gavyn Davies panel was branded a "di...

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Published inBirmingham post (Birmingham, England)
Main Author JACKIE BURDON AND ANTHONY BARNES Special Correspondents
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Birmingham (UK) Mirror Regional Newspapers 06.08.1999
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Summary:Proposals to charge digital viewers pounds 24 a year more for their television licences were greeted with dismay by the BBC, commercial television companies and consumer groups alike last night. The temporary pounds 1.99-a-month supplement put forward by the Gavyn Davies panel was branded a "digital poll tax" by commercial television companies, who claim it will dissuade new digital customers. Headed by economist Mr Gavyn Davies, the panel was appointed by the Government to solve the knotty problem of "enhancing" BBC funding to provide digital services.