The director-general of the BBC has reportedly remarked on how UK households are “happy” paying a forced licence fee saying it's “truly amazing”.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Tim Davie told fellow staff members that the broadcaster had “better budgets than some commercial operators”, which he then described as “glorious”. “It’s truly amazing what we’re pulling off, by the way,” Davie said. “That most households are pretty happy paying a licence being a forced payment.
It’s amazing what we’re pulling off.” The licence fee was branded as “regressive” by peers. The BBC’s future funding model is being reviewed after Tory peer Baroness Stowell of Beeston said of a report entitled Licence to Change: BBC future funding last year that there are “viable alternatives that all deserve serious consideration”. READ MORE: BBC announces host of hit reality show set to return 21 years after the last series - and fans can apply Last year, former culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced that the licence fee would be frozen at £159 for the next two years until April 2024.
She wished to find a new funding model before the current deal expires in 2027 after saying it is “completely outdated”. Mr Davie made the remarks during a one-hour meeting with the BBC's regional team on Tuesday, with The Daily Telegraph quoting “snippets” from a recording.
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