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BBC licence fee 'hard to justify' after 'amnesty' for over-75s revealed

Summary by iNews
The TV licence fee is “increasingly hard to justify”, a former Culture Secretary has warned, after The i Paper revealed the BBC is operating an unofficial “amnesty” for over-75s who fail to pay the charge. Sir John Whittingdale, the former Conservative cabinet minister, said not prosecuting people over 75 for non-payment of the £174.50 fee is “unfair on those who do pay and sends a message to those who do not that nothing will happen to them”.Wh…

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iNews broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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