Brits erupt at proposed 'BBC licence scam': 'I'd rather live in North Korea'

The Government is trying to enactment retired however to money the BBC successful the future. (Image: Getty)

Brits person erupted astatine a BBC licence interest "scam" that would necessitate radical to wage adjacent though they bash not ticker linear television.

Reports person suggested that households that ticker streaming services similar Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ whitethorn beryllium forced to wage the interest adjacent though they bash not usage accepted TV services.

Sir Keir Starmer, HM Treasury and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are considering ways of backing the BBC arsenic its 11-year charter expires successful December 2027.

The licence interest chiefly funds the corporation.

This currency is supplemented by income from commercialized subsidiaries.

Keir Starmer is deciding however the BBC volition beryllium funded successful the future. (Image: Getty)

Sky News viewers person shared their thoughts connected the imaginable plan.. One idiosyncratic said: "The BBC TV licence is simply a scam and needs to beryllium stopped.

"There is nary logical crushed we inactive person to wage it. Even for those who ticker 'traditional TV'."

A antithetic spectator wrote: "The licence interest - it's similar Sainsbury's saying you beryllium them for the groceries you've conscionable bought astatine Aldi. It's nonsense."

Another idiosyncratic said: "How tin they warrant charging radical to money the BBC erstwhile I ticker services specified arsenic Netflix and Disney due to the fact that the BBC is garbage! I volition not beryllium paying immoderate specified licence!"

Others suggested they would alternatively unrecorded nether a dictatorship. A spectator wrote: "Not possible. TV licence was brought successful for the BBC, they cannot adhd Netflix oregon immoderate streaming work to it."

People could beryllium forced to wage up adjacent if they lone ticker streaming services (Image: Getty)

"If they do, that breaks the law. Disgusting authorities successful this country. I'd alternatively unrecorded successful North Korea."

Alternative ways to rise wealth were suggested, with 1 idiosyncratic advising the BBC to "shut up store oregon commencement advertising".

A antithetic spectator said: "Why can't the BBC conscionable enactment adverts successful their programmes to scrap the TV licence? We are each utilized to different channels doing it."

Another idiosyncratic mentioned astronomical wages paid to immoderate of the corportation's biggest stars. They wrote: "Has BBC thought astir reducing their precocious wages?

"Their highly paid unit gain acold higher than different professionals successful different sectors of the economy. Is the nationalist expected to support backing this successful this cost of living crisis?"