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UK plans 'YouTube tax' to extend BBC licence fee to streamers

Original: BBC licence fee to be extended with 'YouTube tax' to force more to pay

The UK government is reportedly planning to extend the BBC licence fee to households that only watch streaming services such as YouTube, Netflix and Disney+, in what critics have dubbed a 'YouTube tax'. The move, tied to the BBC charter review, would force people who currently pay nothing for the corporation's output to fund it anyway, raising questions about the licence fee's future in the streaming era.

Why now: The proposal would make millions of streaming-only households pay the BBC licence fee for the first time, a significant and controversial policy change.

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