State TV seems ready to tax even those who, despite not having a TV, own a smartphone. Let’s go into the details and see what’s going on.
Now present in almost all homes, the television it turns out to be one of the most widespread and appreciated means of communication. Thanks to this device, in fact, we have the possibility to draw on various kinds of information, such as current news, but also entertainment or sports. In order to be able to see the various channels, however, you must necessarily pay the Rai license fee.
The latter, as known, is charged directly in bill, assuming that in homes with an electrical consumer connected there is at least one television. But not only that, nowadays it is possible to connect to the various transmissions also through the various mobile devices. This is where the proposal to charge the Rai license fee even to those who, despite not having a TV, own one smartphone. How is it possible? Let’s go into the details and see what there is to know about it.
Rai license, state TV ready to tax smartphones, tablets and PCs: what you need to know
Since 2016, the Rai license fee has been paid through thedirect debit on the electricity bill in monthly installments. This, as it is easy to guess, was decided with the aim of preventing many taxpayers from not paying the tax in question. At the basis of this measure, as already mentioned, there is the presumption that in the homes of families with an electrical user connected there is at least one television. At the same time, thanks to the use of special applications, it is also possible to watch Rai programs from smartphones, tablets or PCs.
A possibility, the latter, which did not go unnoticed in the eyes of theto Rai Carlo Fuortes which in this regard has proposed extending the payment of the fee to such devices as well. In fact, speaking at the Supervisory Commission on 12 October, the Chief Executive Officer of Rai drew attention to the fact that investments are at risk if there is no guarantee of resources. Regarding the latter, in particular, he complained about the lack of resources coming from taxpayers.
In his opinion, if it was true that the charge in the bill made it possible to reduce tax evasion from 27% to 3%, on the other hand the fee was reduced in a more than proportional way, bringing it down to the current 90 euros. . But not only that, Fuortes underlined how the RAI fee is affected by the higher deductions through the concession tax. Exactly for this reason only 86% of the amount paid by users reaches the company coffers.
Hence the request of the RAI to cut the concession fee, increase the amount of the fee and allow Rai to access funds for publishing. At the same time he asked to extend the fee to all electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets and PCs. At the moment, as already mentioned, it is only a proposal and nothing has yet been decided in this regard. All that remains is to wait and see if the payment of the Rai license fee will be extended to mobile devices or not.
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