The BBC television licence fee could be abolished but replaced with a new £11 monthly charge that will automatically be added to household broadband bills.
Ministers are understood to be examining a proposal that would see the levy, which funds the public broadcaster, overhauled.
The plan, dubbed the “Home Internet Levy,” would mean every home with an internet connection contributes to funding the corporation, regardless of whether anyone in the household tunes into live television.
Under the scheme, the current £180 annual TV licence would be scrapped entirely, with the new cost instead collected through broadband providers.
Licence fee could be abolished under plans being considered by Labour
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GETTYThe proposal originates from research conducted by the Social Market Foundation, a think tank that has been investigating the long-term sustainability of the BBC’s funding model.
Its report highlights a sharp deterioration in licence fee compliance, with non-payment climbing from below seven per cent in 2019 to more than 12 per cent in the past year.
According to The Sun, the document outlining the Home Internet Levy has already been shared with and discussed among advisers to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.
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