Rejected petition Abolish the TV Licence

We are getting in debt due to TV licence there should be no need to pay for it and people on benefits or low income struggle as it is without struggling more to pay the licence fee

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/163247

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Date submitted 1 December 2016
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