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BBC could make wealthy pay more for licence fee in radical overhaul

Source: PA Archive

The BBC could turn its back on a flat fee and means-test TV licences, with richer households paying more.

Director general Tim Davie said he is open to a “more progressive” way of funding the corporation, as he revealed the “biggest-ever consultation process” on its future.

He told a Royal Television Society (RTS) event in London that the broadcaster is planning to “proactively research” how it will reform the

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