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BBC Facing $113 Million Funding Gap After Lower Than Expected License Fee Hike
The annual license fee for the BBC will rise by £10.50 ($13.20) to £169.50 ($213.35), lower than what the corporation expected, causing a funding gap of £90 million ($113 million). As revealed in the BBC's annual report,
BBC funding: TV licence fee to rise by £10.50, government says
The current TV licence fee of £159 will increase by £10.50 - a rise of 6.6% - the government has announced. The figure has been determined using September's rate of inflation, rather than an average across the last year.
BBC TV licence fee to increase from next year
As it was initially set to go up by £15 (9%), the new licence fee will now cost less than the BBC and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had anticipated after a two-year freeze. For reference,
BBC Licence Fee Will Not Rise As Much As Previously Promised, Gov't Confirms, As It Launches Funding Model Review
The BBC's licence fee will not rise by as much as previously promised, the UK government has confirmed, condemning the corporation to a difficult year that could see more cuts and less shows commissioned.
BBC licence fee to increase from April - but minister warns hikes can't go on forever
The BBC licence fee will go up next year from an annual £159 to £169.50. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer told MPs she was launching a review of the BBC's funding model as she announced the 6.7% increase.
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