For years Germans have had to pay specialized taxes on TVs, radios, and internet-capable devices that they used in order to fund the country’s public broadcasters, giving Germany one of the largest public broadcast budgets in the world. However in 2013 this tax was changed to a flat fee of €17.98 …
Petition To End Germany’s TV License Fee Gains More Than 325,000 Signatures In First Few Months
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