Because the TV licence is something like 140 quid a year and you only buy a new tv every 10 years or so So you'd have to add an extra 1400 quid onto the price

Because the TV licence is something like 140 quid a year and you only buy a new tv every 10 years or so So you'd have to add an extra 1400 quid onto the price of every TV as tax. That'd easily triple the cost of your average TV