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Closed Abolish TV Licencing and Increase National Insurance

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The NHS is funded by N. I. which is proportional to earnings.
The BBC is funded by a Licence Fee which costs a minimum of £145 a year.

People are being forced to pay for a non-essential service while an essential one is in dire need of extra funding.

We must cut off the BBC to save the NHS.

How much the BBC demand:
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/pay-for-your-tv-licence/payment-methods/direct-debit-pay1

How much the NHS needs:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/20/nhs-in-england-reveals-245bn-record-deficit

How much the BBC gets:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/2014/executive/finances/licence_fee.html

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