Rising inflation: CSU politicians call for a break in broadcasting fees

Created: 05/01/2022, 13:15

By: Katarina Amtmann

A CSU politician calls for a break in broadcasting.

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Inflation is rising.

A CSU politician advocates a temporary exemption from the broadcasting fee "to relieve people."

Munich/Berlin - Due to the rising inflation, the parliamentary manager of the CSU in the Bundestag, Stefan Müller, has called for a temporary exemption from the broadcasting fee.

“Many Germans have problems financing their everyday expenses.

The federal and state governments should therefore suspend the license fee for three months to relieve people.

The politician told the news portal

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“Low-income people would benefit disproportionately from a suspension of the broadcasting fee, since all households have to pay the same amount,” says Müller.

In addition, the federal and state governments should use the period to talk about a basic staggering of the contribution.

"It is socially unfair that a high-income couple has to pay the same amount as a single parent," says Müller.

Streamlining public service broadcasting is “indispensable anyway”.