Brian Butterworth wrote: > There is quite a reasonable argument that the TV License, which is > used to fund BBC television and radio, is a regressive tax, so someone > on benefits pays the same as a millionaire. Or to put it another way "The less you earn, the more you pay as a percentage of your income".
Someone who earns 14K per annum pays 1% of their income in TV Licensing, someone who earns 140K pays only 0.1%, (assuming both own a colour television), (figures not exact). Anyone else think that is a little bit unfair? Wouldn't a proportional or progressive tax be fairer? Andy - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/