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The big thing is that it will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners like the Irish property tax. It will be unavoidable.
They have huge powers to collect. Including taking it out of your salary.

It's going to be hugely unpopular 😬

Unless it's just subvention for a short time while they are adjusting the system subvention is just not a good idea to show separation from Government .

I think it would be hugely popular among people who currently pay the licence fee and I believe someone worked out a number of years back that if everyone paid it the fee could be reduced up to €20 and RTE would still receive the same amount of money .

I presume that's the thought behind getting the Revenue Commissioners to collect it and reducing it