{"id":10024,"date":"2022-01-17T16:38:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1549720"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:58:09","slug":"will-the-bbc-licence-fee-be-abolished","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/will-the-bbc-licence-fee-be-abolished\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the BBC licence fee be abolished?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 17 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has declared her intention to end the BBC licence fee, adding that it is time to \u201cdiscuss new ways of funding and selling great British content\u201d.<\/p>\n

Her comments were made on 16th January 2022 in a tweet responding to a Mail on Sunday article which claimed the BBC licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.<\/p>\n

The annual payment is expected to be kept at the current rate of \u00a3159 until April 2024.<\/p>\n

But what exactly has Dorries said and what could replace the BBC licence fee?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about BBC licence fee changes.<\/p>

What has Nadine Dorries said about the BBC licence fee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a\u00a0tweet<\/a>, Dorries wrote: \u201cThis licence fee announcement will be the last. The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime now to discuss and debate new ways of funding, supporting and selling great British content.\u201d<\/p>\n

This licence fee announcement will be the last. The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors, are over. Time now to discuss and debate new ways of funding, supporting and selling great British content. https:\/\/t.co\/sXtK25q27H<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Nadine Dorries (@NadineDorries) January 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>