英国逾40万人不交电视费 理由五花八门
<p>2017年，有超过40万英国人被查到未交电视费，他们将面临1000英镑（约合人民币9581元）的罚款。根据法律规定，英国人收看电视节目需要交电视费，黑白电视机每年需交费49英镑，彩色电视机每年145.5英镑。据电视收费机构统计，到今年1月，英国仍有超过1.3万个家庭在使用黑白电视机。</p><p>在被收费机构查到未交电视费后，不少家庭都给出五花八门的理由。如：</p><p>“我这电视是偷来的，我为什么要交费？又没人知道我有电视。”</p><p>“我觉得我也就再活半年，所以不想交一年的钱。”</p><p>“我最近瘦了，得重新买衣服，所以没钱交电视费了。”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="evaders">evaders</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="Licensing">Licensing</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> £1,000.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> £145.50 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> £49.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="Licensing">Licensing</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13,000 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>.</p>
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