This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Rename TV licence fee as BBC Tax
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The TV licence is in fact a tax to fund the BBC.
In the cause of transparency it should be renamed "The BBC tax"
This will ensure that taxpayers understand exactly what this hypothecated tax is used for
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
For the BBC.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.