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BBC licence fee expected to top £200 amid row over ‘YouTube tax’

The Independent ·First reported
The IndependentBBC licence fee expected to top £200 amid row over ‘YouTube tax’
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The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) analysis estimates that 2.7 million people will stop paying the BBC licence fee by 2031

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