New NRK surcharge criticism from many quarters – Sunnmørsposten

The model a divided committee of experts landed on, reaping criticism from the Conservative Party, Progress Party, SV, and Left.

Right have questioned whether the scheme will be fair, while the Progress Party calls the little innovative and a bad solution .

today do not need people who see NRK through smart phones and computer monitors, to pay license. The new scheme will solve the problem of an increasing number of free riders.

– Some fifty

A disappointed Liberal leader Trine Skei Grande says the model is unsociable and extremely old-fashioned.

– such fee does not at all as to whether the household consists of a single mother with low income or whether it is a household with several high income, says Liberal leader.

– A household may consist of singles unemployed, collectives with many young working full time or even a generation housing. There are some fifty to believe it to “dispose a separate housing” is a uniform size, she continues.

SV Bård Vegar Solhjell think it is unfortunate that those who do not use NRK’s ​​services may be required to pay, according to Aftenposten.

Labor, however, will wait with their verdict. Media Political spokesman Arild Grande told NTB that they will consider the model when the government submits its proposal.

Culture Linda Hofstad Helleland (H) received Friday report from committee under the leadership of Tore Olaf Rimmereid.

the majority of the committee landed on the so-called German model by collecting fees from all households, regardless of whether they have TVs or not.

But the pool was divided. One member wanted the Danish model, where the fee is paid out of the household, but you just have to pay if you own a PC, tablet, mobile or other that makes it possible to stream its content.

The majority, however, felt it will be difficult to keep pace with the development of new electronic gadgetry, and that it weighed up for a clean not only the household-collection.

it was also considered NRK tax on ordinary income, as has in Finland, or general tax funding, which in the Netherlands.

funding from the state budget is not a good option because it would weaken NRK independence, said the committee. A separate NRK tax will increasingly fluctuate with economic cycles and create less stability for NRK.

Do ensured legitimacy

Helleland would not comment on how she looks at the proposal, but says she will emphasize NRK’s ​​role as a strong and independent public broadcaster.

– it is therefore important that we ensure NRK financial stability. At the same time for NRK have legitimacy among the population, so the license has had until now, she said.

The proposed change will increase NRK income by 4 to 5 percent because there are more households than license payers. Last year, NRK in around 5.4 billion in licensing revenue, which means that state channel can add on about 270 million to the model being adopted by Parliament.