'Free' TV licences cost Govt €35m
Irish Daily Mirror|September 25, 2023
Payment for OAPs & some on social welfare
JOHN KIERANS
'Free' TV licences cost Govt €35m

THE State has paid €34.8 million to RTE so far this year via the Department of the Media.

It covers the "free" TV Licence scheme which 512,638 old-age pensioners and certain social welfare recipients qualify for under the Household Benefits Package.

This story is from the September 25, 2023 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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