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Government considering proposal for Revenue to collect TV licence fee

The Government is considering a proposal for the Revenue Commissioners to take over the collection of the TV licence fee from An Post. It is part of an Oireachtas report which aims to tackle evasion and raise an additional €30 million a year. Last week…

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Government to crack down on TV licence evaders

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The government is planning a crackdown on TV licence fee evaders by giving An Post access to customer details from TV providers such as Sky and UPC. The decision came about after the government opted not to introduce the new broadcasting charge until after the…

Consumers' Association hits out at proposed TV licence fee increase

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A consumer watchdog have hit out at RTÉ over their bid to raise the TV licence fee by €15. The State broadcaster has proposed to raise the charge from €160 to €175 a year, with the 9.3% increase earmarked for the production of new programmes. However,…

Broadcasting charge to be introduced in 2015

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte has published proposals to replace the current television licence fee with a public service broadcasting charge. The new charge will apply to every household and will come into effect on 1 January 2015. It will not…

Rabbitte rules out TV licence fee increase

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Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has ruled out any increase in the €160-a-year TV licence fee. RTÉ director general Noel Curran told The Irish Times last Friday that he would like to see the State broadcaster collect a greater proportion of its funding form public…

Could the property tax leave us in a Big Brother world?

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The new property tax is almost upon us and no matter what your feeling on the subject is, it certainly looks like there is no way to avoid it. Whether you meet next month’s deadline to return your assessment to the Revenue Commissioners or not,…

Everyone must pay broadcasting charge, insists Rabbitte

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The Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said everyone will have to pay a new broadcasting charge to replace the TV licence, regardless of whether or not they own a television. The Minister told the Dáil that he is due to receive a value-for-money report on…

1.8 million people in Ireland living on less than €100, according to report

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Over 1.8 million people are left with €100 or less to live on after essential bills are paid, according to a new report from the Irish League of Credit Unions. The 'What's Left' tracker records household expenditure and how much disposable income Irish people have.…

Three quarters of people opposed to proposed household broadcasting charge

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Just over three quarters of people do not agree with the government's proposal for a new household broadcasting charge to replace the current TV licence fee. That's according to 300 respondents to a poll in MyHome.ie's Friday Feedback. The results of the straw poll found…

Proposed household broadcasting charge – the right or wrong way to do things?

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It’s a New Year but 20 days into January, householders are still wondering whether it will be a happy one or not. Homeowners around the country were still debating whether or not they should pay the controversial new household charge when news broke this week…