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Rule out BBC licence fee being linked to council tax

Submitted by Peter Caulfield on Monday 16th June 2025

Published on Monday 11th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 11th February 2026

Signatures: 1,621

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BBC ~ BBC licence fee ~ Chairman ~ Council ~ council tax ~ Create ~ Fixed ~ Forced ~ fund ~ Ignore ~ licence fee ~ Major ~ Media ~ Payment ~ risk ~ Rule ~ Tax ~ The BBC

Petition Action

Rule out BBC licence fee being linked to council tax

Petition Details

There have been reports of the licence fee being linked to council tax, following a media interview from the BBC Chairman that covered future funding. For the reasons stated below, this petition asks that the Government should rule this out.

Additional Information

1. We think this would create complexities that requiring major legislative and bureaucratic overhaul and higher administrative costs.

2. We believe it could erode consumer choice, forcing payment regardless of usage.

3. We think it would disproportionately burden those on low or fixed incomes, especially those already struggling to pay C.T, and risk penalising everyone while ignoring media consumption or ability to pay.


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