Wealthier people may have to pay more for the BBC - former chairman Richard Sharp
Wealthier households may have to pay more for the BBC, former chairman Richard Sharp has suggested.
The system The fee is “regressive,” he said, and could instead be replaced by a broadband bill tax or a household tax based on property value.
The BBC said the fee "agreed method of funding until at least 2027" and helped it stay independent.
M. Sharp resigned as chairman of the BBC in April.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, he also warned that anyone taking the job would have a " target" on the back.
Mr. Sharp resigned after a report on his appointment revealed he had "failed to disclose perceived potential conflicts of interest", including his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan for the Prime Minister of at the time, Boris Johnson.
Dame Elan Closs Stephens has since been appointed interim chair of the BBC.
Who is former BBC Chairman Richard Sharp? How much is the BBC license fee and why is it at risk?
Wealthier households may have to pay more for the BBC, former chairman Richard Sharp has suggested.
The system The fee is “regressive,” he said, and could instead be replaced by a broadband bill tax or a household tax based on property value.
The BBC said the fee "agreed method of funding until at least 2027" and helped it stay independent.
M. Sharp resigned as chairman of the BBC in April.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, he also warned that anyone taking the job would have a " target" on the back.
Mr. Sharp resigned after a report on his appointment revealed he had "failed to disclose perceived potential conflicts of interest", including his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan for the Prime Minister of at the time, Boris Johnson.
Dame Elan Closs Stephens has since been appointed interim chair of the BBC.
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