That would put the total cost down even more though. If the quoted figures are correct, it only costs £569.8 million per year, that’s with 3.7 million OAPs paying £154 a year, if any are in care homes or part of a cohabiting pair, the cost comes down.
When Johnson is proposing a 9 billion tax...
Do these numbers add up?
They’ve just said on the radio that 3.7 million over 75s currently receive free licenses. It costs 745 million per year, and the license fee is £154 per annum.
If you divide the total cost(745 million) by the number of entitled pensioners (3.7 million) it comes out at...