Significados de decriminalise non-payment en inglés

Labour is set to back plans to give ministers powers to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.

MPs are due to discuss plans to give ministers powers to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.

The government's next assault is their proposal to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence, effectively making it voluntary: consultation on this has ended.

David Cameron has expressed interest in the idea proposed by the Tory backbencher Andrew Bridgen to decriminalise non-payment and instead make it a civil offence.

Labour indicated on Monday that it is broadly supportive of plans to decriminalise non-payment of licence fees, currently £145.50 a year.

The government is now considering decriminalising non-payment of the licence fee by 2022.

The BBC says decriminalising non-payment could cost it £200m in annual revenues, forcing it to close local radio stations.