&gt; The BBC is funded by a government tax on TVs<p>It&#x27;s not a tax on TV&#x27;s. It&#x27;s a license you pay <i>only</i> if you watch live broadcast television. It is not funded through normal taxation mechanisms such as PAYE, VAT etc. Individuals and organisations decide whether they need to pay the TV License or not depending on whether they need to or not.<p>The license fee is collected by the BBC via private contractors (the major one being Capita) under the umbrella of the TV Licensing Authority. This money is paid to the UK government which then pays out to the BBC.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom#Licence_fee_collection_and_use" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Television_licensing_in_the_Un...</a>