Fury as BBC TV licence could go up again to £191

Fury as BBC TV licence could go up again to £191A further £11 could be added to the current licence fee. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Molly Toolan 17:15, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 17:21, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Britain would have the second highest fees for TV licences in all of Europe (Image: Getty)British households could face another BBC television licence fee increase. Inflationary pressures could cause the licence fee to cost £191 as of next year. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) If this decision were to go ahead, Britain would become the second most expensive country in Europe for public broadcasting charges, only behind Switzerland, which charges households £317 for their annual licences. Germany currently prices public broadcasting annual fees at £190. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyIn April of this year, the annual television licence fee already increased by £5.50, taking the cost to £180 per household right now, reports GB News.HMRC confirms state pension tax change rule for all state pensionersRachel Reeves has just gone completely loopy – she’s about to bankrupt Britain even more Article continues be...