This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Scrap tv licence
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Millions of people pay for tv licences in the UK every year and it’s funding is for the BBC. In this day and age funding can come from advertising and tv should be free especially as we have so many channels readily available.
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235653
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