The cost of the annual television licence fee will increase from �154.50 to �157.50 from April 1, the BBC has said. Also making headlines is the announcement that the Government will seek the public’s views on whether evasion of the TV licence should be decriminalised. The first combined radio and TV licence was issued in 1946 for £2. Following the BBC announcement on the over 75s TV Licence fee, customers over 75 need not take any immediate action. There were 25,752,560 TV licences in force in the UK in 2018/19, according to TV Licensing.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2020 10:33 UTC