All owners of television equipment are required by Italian law to have a television licence. The licence is used to part-fund the Italian public service broadcaster RAI. The licence fee was introduced for owners of radio sets in 1923, and is currently governed by a law which dates back to 1938. The annual cost of the licence fee is currently €106 once VAT (IVA) is accounted for.
The following table shows the cost of the licence fee excluding the base rate and valued-added tax.
Date | B&W TV | Col. TV |
---|---|---|
1981 | L. 36,320 | L. 66,930[1] |
1988 | L. 88,740 | L. 108,770[2] |
1990 | L. 113,700 | L. 114,680[3] |
1991 | L. 131,140[4] | |
1992 | L. 137,730[5] | |
1998 | L. 156,150[6] | |
1999 | L. 160,530[7] | |
2000 | L. 164,860[8] | |
2001 | L. 167,360[9] | |
2002 | € 87.76[10] | |
2003 | € 91[11] | |
2004 | € 93.46[12] | |
2007 | € 97.76[13] | |
2008 | € 98.72[14] |