Millions of Germans have outstanding broadcasting contribution payments – and yet they are not “contribution refusers”. Broadcasting fees are due to increase in 2025 - there is no majority for this in the federal states.
The current contribution period, with a monthly broadcasting fee of 18.36 euros paid by households and companies, runs until the end of 2024. In 2022, almost 2.84 million people were exempt from paying, according to the annual report from the contribution service. Almost 3.22 million households are “in the collection process or in enforcement’