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BBC funding ‘up for discussion’, says Nadine Dorries, as licence fee frozen

Culture secretary confirms fee will remain at £159 until 2024, but softens stance on its permanent abolition

The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, has confirmed that the BBC’s funding will be frozen for the next two years – but has softened her stance on the permanent abolition of the television licence fee.

The annual levy on television usage will remain at £159 until April 2024, requiring cuts to the BBC’s output. However, it will then rise in line with inflation for the next four years – a better deal than had been proposed in some press briefings from the government.

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