Wow. I can't believe you Brits gotta pay £145/year for a license to watch tv.
Is that per TV? That'd be fucking madness.
Lol. Thats very cheap.
Here in Austria you have to pay ~30 per month, its called GIS.
Its not per TV, but if you have a second house or apartment, you have to pay it twice.
Its even possible to go to jail here, for not paying the GIS.
By the way, the average Austrian pays more than a twofold of taxes, than an American, but earns about 1/3 less on income.
That's simply ridiculous. If, for example, you subscribe to a cable TV service and you don't pay your bill, the company will just interrupt the service. I'm sure the people from these countries pay enough taxes already. Do people even get a vote on what they want to watch on the TV channels they are forced to pay a licence for?