TV Licence Needed for Netflix ?

[Alex]

The BBC licence fee could be EXTENDED as the new Labour government considers slapping Netflix users with TV tax, according to reports. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office, the Treasury, and the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport are all discussing the idea to extend the fee to those who use these streaming websites.

Government discussions are still in the early stages, and no decisions have been made yet, according to sources. A spokesman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) refused to comment on "speculation", adding: "We will provide more details about charter review plans in due course."

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[Michael Rolls]

surprise, suprise

[klondike]

There must be plenty not paying now who by current rules should. All that will do is increase the level of evasion and probably all round. I won't return to paying for a licence for sure. Not that I watch Netflix anyway and there are hundreds of free streaming services so are they going to say watch anything pay the BBC? How would they enforce it?

[Ashy]

No tax rises for working people they said. 

[JBR]

I'm not exactly sure what this bright idea would entail.  We used to use NETFLIX and paid a subscription for it in the past.  How can Netflix users be forced to pay the BBC Tax if they don't watch the BBC or live television?

Clearly, as more and more people are ditching their TV licence (including some of those who watch the BBC illegally!), the BBC and their mates, the Labour party, are beginning to panic.  Consequently, it seems that the BBC are desperately trying to work out how to restore their easy income.

I think the next imposition will be a compulsory tax increase, as has been suggested, on everyone regardless of what they watch or even if they don't watch anything!  That comes as no surprise having already seen throughout the Labour party's short time in office that they are determined to demand more and more from all of us despite providing us with fewer and fewer services.

[Alex]

Perhaps next step will be a tax on Broadband ?

[Cassandra]

Perhaps next step will be a tax on Broadband ?

Followed by the 'walking & talking' tax, the 'dog' 'cat and parrot' tax etc.

Not ever mentioned anywhere but ready to go are;

The 'eating and drinking' then the 'breathing' followed by the 'birth' tax. All those of the Muslim religion to receive a lifetime exemption to the latter incidentally!

It's all they know and have ever known, but sadly what the Electorate want is never what any British politicians satisfies. In fact the present selection seem arrogantly opposed to acknowledging that they need to even recognise who put them in their Ivory Towers ...

[JBR]

Followed by the 'walking & talking' tax, the 'dog' 'cat and parrot' tax etc.

Not ever mentioned anywhere but ready to go are;

The 'eating and drinking' then the 'breathing' followed by the 'birth' tax. All those of the Muslim religion to receive a lifetime exemption to the latter incidentally!

It's all they know and have ever known, but sadly what the Electorate want is never what any British politicians satisfies. In fact the present selection seem arrogantly opposed to acknowledging that they need to even recognise who put them in their Ivory Towers ...

The highlighted section is almost certainly what the Labour party wants for this country.  Why half-measures?  Send regular flights to Pakistan to add to what they have already achieved.

The Labour party will certainly go down in history as the people who exceeded the Nazis' attempts to destroy this country.  

A majority muslim Europe will do what so many such people hope for.  The writings of the muslim religion actually do demand of its followers to expand its empire, just as the Christian religion did, which proves that most if not all religions hope to control the entire world.

[dextrous63]

Meanwhile, Labour continues its march towards total political oblivion by considering removing the 7 year gift rule, since for some reason (can't possibly imagine🙄) there has been a rise in the number of people starting this process to avoid inheritance tax.

[Cassandra]

Meanwhile, Labour continues its march towards total political oblivion by considering removing the 7 year gift rule, since for some reason (can't possibly imagine🙄) there has been a rise in the number of people starting this process to avoid inheritance tax.

Socialists, Liberals, Democrats are all vengeance politicals. Resentment and Jealousy over tolerance and respect for hard work and achievement ...