The chairman of the BBC tends to a household levy that people could see more pay for their license fee, depending on the value of their property.
Dr. Samir Shah, 73, who took the role a year ago after the resignation of Richard Sharp, wondered why poorer households should pay the same amount for their BBC License fee as people with more expensive houses.
It comes as freezing in the license costs – which is currently £ 169.50 – in addition to a decrease in the number of people paid, has contributed to a decrease of 30 percent in the income of the BBC in real terms in the past decade.
Dr. Shah told the Times about the options of the company and told The Times that a subscription service in Netflix style would not meet the key role of the BBC to offer something for everyone in the country. ”
In the meantime, the financing of general taxes 'the BBC will leave open to the influence of the Government of the Day', which threatens the 'independence' of the company.
Another option would be an annual costs for anyone who lives in the UK, possibly a reformed license costs or levy for each household.
According to Dr. Shah must be progressive and must depend on factors such as property value.
“Why would people who are poor pay the same as people in rich households?” He said.
BBC chairman Dr. Samir Shah (photo) tends to a household levy that people could see more pay for their BBC License costs, depending on the value of their property
Freezes in the license costs – which is currently £ 169.50 – in addition to a decrease in the number of people paid, has contributed to a reduction of 30 percent in the income of the BBC in real terms in the past decade (shown: the BBC building)
Council tax tires or income tax tires can be used to create a scale, with homeowners in the top bands that pay a higher fee.
It comes days after Ofcom threatened to 'step in' after the production company admitted behind a BBC documentary, which paid the family of a senior Hamas officer.
In a destructive letter addressed to Dr. Shah, the regulator warned that it had 'constant concerns' about the shortcomings of the broadcaster with regard to sourcing for his controversial show.
The program, Gaza: How to survive a war zone was removed from BBC IPLayer last month after it was revealed that the childcare counter, a 14-year-old boy named Abdullah, is the son of a senior Hamas functionaris.
The company showed that the boy's mother was paid by Hoyo Films 'Through his sister's bank account' for his involvement in the documentary.
