 Secondly, the public media are frequently accused of being pro-government propaganda mouthpieces, and not independent public broadcasters.Due to this, it is estimated that back in 2012 around 65% of households evade the licence fee, compared to an average of 10% in the European Union.In 2020, it was revealed that only 8% of Polish households paid the licence fee, and as a result the government gave a 2 billion złoty grant for public media.