BBC Licence Fee bid 2

So  the BBC Licence Fee bid would amount to an increase of 2.3% a year above inflation, amounting to about £180 per year in 2013, according to the Guardian:

The BBC is asking for a funding settlement of inflation (RPI) plus 2.3% annually between 2007 and 2013, which would see the licence fee rise from the current £126.50 per household to £150.50.

However, assuming an annual RPI of 2.5% - the Bank of England's target figure - licence fee payers would actually be paying £176.46 by 2013, according to MediaGuardian.co.uk's calculations

The BBC News description of what this would pay for is set out here. Torin Douglas's description of the Select Committee is here. This is the BBC Press Release. The BBC Powerpoint presentation is here. This is the full supporting documentation.

Here's why this would benefit BBC Wales, according to BBC Wales. And Scotland. And Northern Ireland. England doesn't get a separate press release....

Comments

[James G.]

England doesn't get a separate press release....

Which says a lot about the BBC's internal culture and how it relates to the outside world that there is no real BBC England entity; just several different regions.

[Brian McGrath]

£3.00 a week would still be superb value for money. For that we get round-the-clock BBC TV and radio plus the childrens channels (CBBC) and their excellent website bbc.co.uk. All for the cost of hiring one two hour long DVD.