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Literally my tax money at work :-p

by cpach 6y ago

3np 6y ago
I guess you mean your radio license money? SVT is not funded by taxes.
- sagolikasoppor 6y ago
  It for sure is, you can see it on your tax declaration.
- capableweb 6y ago
  A quick search would have led you to the Wikipedia page, where the first paragraph is the following > [SVT] is the Swedish national public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament) https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/medier/ny-avgift-ersatter-radio--och-tv-avgiften--fragor-och-svar/ https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/medier/ny-avgi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_Television
  - 3np 6y ago
    My bad, did not know it had changed
- deleted 6y ago
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- cpach 6y ago
  It used to be funded by a license but the parliament had a vote in 2018 which changed that, so it’s now funded by taxes.
alkonaut 6y ago
*license. Not tax. A distinction that is subtle but still important.
- sagolikasoppor 6y ago
  It used to be a license but then they switched to taking the money directly from every tax paying adult, thus increasing their budget with a couple of billion SEK.
  - georgiecasey 6y ago
    Was this because license revenue dropped? They want to do the same in Ireland
    - sagolikasoppor 6y ago
      I would say so, yes. As another commentator said they tried to get more people to pay but failed and then instead used corrupt politicians to do their bidding. I didn't use to pay, now I have no choice.
    - jontro 6y ago
      In the long run it would've. It was mandatory to pay if you owned a TV. They tried to collect it for people having laptops / mobile phones but it was ruled illegal in the courts. Instead the government replaced it with a new tax which seems more fair.
  - alkonaut 6y ago
    It’s still a license or “fee”, not a tax. What changed is who they charge it from and how it’s collected (now through the same method as taxes). The license being charged from every taxpayer and collected using tax collection mechanisms doesn’t make it a tax. The difference is that a tax would be collected into the budget and SVT would be funded through the budget. A license on the other hand is paid directly to the public service companies which (in theory) gives some amount of political independence. So: license, not tax. It might look to some like a useless distinction “how is money paid on my tax bill not a tax!?”, but there is an important difference.
    - svrtknst 6y ago

Literally my tax money at work :-p

by cpach 6y ago

Literally my tax money at work :-p

3np 6y ago

I guess you mean your radio license money? SVT is not funded by taxes.

sagolikasoppor 6y ago
It for sure is, you can see it on your tax declaration.
capableweb 6y ago
A quick search would have led you to the Wikipedia page, where the first paragraph is the following > [SVT] is the Swedish national public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament) https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/medier/ny-avgift-ersatter-radio--och-tv-avgiften--fragor-och-svar/ https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/medier/ny-avgi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_Television
- 3np 6y ago
  My bad, did not know it had changed
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cpach 6y ago
It used to be funded by a license but the parliament had a vote in 2018 which changed that, so it’s now funded by taxes.

alkonaut 6y ago

*license. Not tax. A distinction that is subtle but still important.

sagolikasoppor 6y ago
It used to be a license but then they switched to taking the money directly from every tax paying adult, thus increasing their budget with a couple of billion SEK.
- georgiecasey 6y ago
  Was this because license revenue dropped? They want to do the same in Ireland
  - sagolikasoppor 6y ago
    I would say so, yes. As another commentator said they tried to get more people to pay but failed and then instead used corrupt politicians to do their bidding. I didn't use to pay, now I have no choice.
  - jontro 6y ago
    In the long run it would've. It was mandatory to pay if you owned a TV. They tried to collect it for people having laptops / mobile phones but it was ruled illegal in the courts. Instead the government replaced it with a new tax which seems more fair.
- alkonaut 6y ago
  It’s still a license or “fee”, not a tax. What changed is who they charge it from and how it’s collected (now through the same method as taxes). The license being charged from every taxpayer and collected using tax collection mechanisms doesn’t make it a tax. The difference is that a tax would be collected into the budget and SVT would be funded through the budget. A license on the other hand is paid directly to the public service companies which (in theory) gives some amount of political independence. So: license, not tax. It might look to some like a useless distinction “how is money paid on my tax bill not a tax!?”, but there is an important difference.
  - svrtknst 6y ago