Television licensing in Italy

All owners of television equipment or any other equipment able or adaptable so to receive television 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 €112 once VAT (IVA) is accounted for.

Cost of the licence fee over time

The following table shows the cost of the licence fee excluding the base rate and valued-added tax.

Year Black & White TV Color 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Decreto Ministeriale 12/08/1980 n. 528600
  2. ↑ DM 04/07/1987 n. 478600
  3. ↑ DM 27/12/1989 n. 938500
  4. ↑ DM 20/12/1990 n. 869200
  5. ↑ DM 20/12/1991 n. 959100
  6. ↑ DM 29/11/1996 n. 10172400
  7. ↑ DM 16/12/1998, n. 1373700
  8. ↑ DM 13/12/1999, n. 1354200
  9. ↑ DM 13/12/2000, n. 1383200
  10. ↑ DM 30/11/2001, n. 18919
  11. ↑ DM 20/12/2002, n. 10281
  12. ↑ DM 22/12/2003, n. 13061
  13. ↑ DM 15/12/2006, n. 24789
  14. ↑ DM 18/12/2007, n. 29373