The German radio broadcasting contribution does not violate the EU law. The European court of justice has ruled. The contribution was not illegal state aid.
The German broadcasting fee, according to a ruling by the European court of justice lawfully. The contribution was not illegal state aid and is not contrary to EU law, stated the judges in Luxembourg.
in Mind also that since 2013, the applicable contribution model did not change anything. Previously, the fee depended on the printer, the checkers moved from house to house to non-payers to track.
Since 2013, the licence fee will be charged a flat rate for each apartment – no matter how many people live there and whether you have a TV or a Radio. Several contributors complained before the German courts against the amended rules. It was the way that the contribution of defaulting payers is driven.
