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BBC licence fee to rise from April next year in line with inflation

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BBC licence fee will rise by 5 , or an extra 42p a month, from April next year .

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she wanted to see the BBC "thrive for decades to come" The annual fee faced years of scrutiny under the previous government.

The BBC has been under increasing financial pressure and last month revealed a raft of planned changes.

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formal

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English

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