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 around €100 once VAT (IVA) is accounted for.

Unlike television licensing in the United Kingdom, there is no exception for those who only use a TV to receive non-broadcast signals such as playing DVDs or watching online videos.

From January 2016 all Italian electricity bills will carry a monthly surcharge which will be the equivalent of one tenth of the annual TV licence fee.

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]

Abrogation Proposal

On 5 January 2018, Italian former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi proposed to abolish the RAI licensing fee.[15]

Notes

Decreto Ministeriale 12/08/1980 n. 528600
DM 04/07/1987 n. 478600
DM 27/12/1989 n. 938500
DM 20/12/1990 n. 869200
DM 20/12/1991 n. 959100
DM 29/11/1996 n. 10172400
DM 16/12/1998, n. 1373700
DM 13/12/1999, n. 1354200
DM 13/12/2000, n. 1383200
DM 30/11/2001, n. 18919
DM 20/12/2002, n. 10281
DM 22/12/2003, n. 13061
DM 15/12/2006, n. 24789
DM 18/12/2007, n. 29373
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[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

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