In Cardiff, where the majority of homes are in lower bands, the BBC’s proposed system could reduce licence fee costs for many.
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00:01The way we pay for the BBC could soon depend on where and how we live.
00:06The broadcaster's chairman wants to scrap the flat £174.50 licence fee
00:12and instead charge households based on property value linked to council tax bans.
00:17In Cardiff, nearly 70% of homes are in bands A to C, meaning most would likely pay less under the new model.
00:24Ban D council tax in the city averages just under £1,800 a year.
00:29The BBC says around 89% of adults in Wales use its services each week,
00:34with funding supporting local outlets like BBC Wales Today and BBC Radio Cymru.
00:39Wales also has one of the highest licence fee evasion rates, estimated at over 10% in some parts.
00:46Supporters say the new model could make payments fairer,
00:49but any change would require government approval and public consultation.
00:53For now, the existing system remains in place, but change could be coming.
00:59For now, the rank of the BBC has been proven to the BBC's
01:10the BBC's Australian Institutes Council's government and the BBC's Australian Dean
01:11and the BBC's Australian d'Ostie's Australian Centre,
01:12and the UK's Australian Institute of Scotland has been exploited once an organisation.
01:14For more than 100% of agencies, for more than 100% of agencies,
01:19the Canadian organisations of British Columbia are present at the PC's Australian Centre.