Sentences with phrase «television licences»
"Television licenses" refer to a required fee or permit that people must pay in some countries to legally watch television programs. It helps fund public broadcasting services like the BBC in the UK. Full definition
He moved the second reading of his Broadcasting (Public Service Content) on behalf of Christopher Chope (Christchurch), which succeeded the Broadcasting (Television Licence Fee Abolition) Bill, also originally introduced by Chope -
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Hence, for instance, the BBC will pay for the free television licences of over-75s.
The Australian Broadcasting Control Board conducts public hearings into the allocation of commercial television licences for Sydney and Melbourne.
«At the last election I made a very clear promise about bus passes, about television licences, about winter fuel payments,» he said in a recent session of PMQs, «We are keeping all those promises.»
Consequently, the first commercial television licences issued to Herald and Weekly Times (Melbourne), General Television Corporation (Melbourne), Amalgamated Television Services (Sydney) and Television Corporation (Sydney).
Recognising their importance the government has shored up older voters by maintaining universal benefits for pensioners of free television licences, free bus passes and winter fuel payments.
Speaking in PMQs, he rejected Nick Boles's proposals for curtailing certain pension - age handouts, saying that, «at the last election I made a very clear promise about bus passes, about television licences, about winter fuel payments.
The television licence fee will rise by less than inflation, after chancellor Gordon Brown turned down requests by the BBC for a higher increase.
In many countries (especially in Europe) people have to pay a «Television licence» (if they have a TV set whether or not they don't watch it) I know because I do.
Mr Cameron accused the prime minister of permitting «lies» in Labour election leaflets and challenged him to withdraw literature which claims that a Conservative government would cut benefits for the elderly such as free television licences, pension credits, the winter fuel allowance or bus passes.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) is Ireland's public service broadcaster, funded by a television licence fee and advertising.
Why should rich pensioners get free television licences and winter fuel payments?
Those of us who are still working are exempt from paying national insurance, while the over 75s don't need to pay for their television licence.
In 2006, he chaired a House of Lords select committee which criticised the use of the television licence fee, which is used to fund the BBC, as a tax.
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, the Work and Pensions Secretary encouraged well - off elderly people to pay back services such as the winter fuel allowance, free bus passes and television licences.
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