Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has revealed the ANC has a proposal to scrap SABC TV licence fees in favour of a broadcasting 'household levy'.The ANC's proposal to scrap TV licence fees in favour of a broadcasting “household levy” has got tongues wagging.a post-ANC policy conference briefing this week the party was pushing the proposal as“We need to strengthen the broadcasting sector. In particular, the public broadcaster must be strengthened.
“In the public mandate, we want the SABC to be funded from the national fiscal [but the party is] also proposing a broadcasting household levy,” said Ntshavheni. Many shared their frustration at the proposal, complaining that households were already hard hit by rising food, fuel and municipal tariffs.The public broadcaster says TV licence fees should be scrapped in favour of a compulsory “public broadcasting levy” for every household that has a TV set or a device that can stream its services.
Pay-TV operators, such as MultiChoice , will be required to collect this levy on its behalf by billing its subscribers.Earlier this year, SABC board chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini said this levy was needed for the broadcaster to become financially viable.“This proposal has lots of problems and is completely inappropriate and unfeasible, and should not be given any serious consideration,” said a spokesperson.
MultiChoice said people subscribed to multiple services and predicted there would be confusion over which would be responsible for collecting or enforcing payment of the levy.
Why? I don't use sabc
I pay for water, electricity and refuse collection. what is this household levy you guys are talking about now?
Household levy is rates. We already pay that
It's my household not yours why should i pay tou for my household. Niphambene!!
No
No. I don’t fund corruption SABCNews
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