This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Government to STOP the BBC scrapping the free licence fee for over 75’s
Ask MPs to make the government step in and stop the bbc from scrapping the over 75’s free licence fee, this will hit some of the poorest people who cannot earn more more and have problems paying bills without having a new tax to pay
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/234627
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