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In Ireland, there are occasional advertisements on TV and radio, urging one to pay one's television tax. "...Or expect a knock on the door...."
I've always wondered about that, but haven't asked.
The other night at a small party, the TV was on. One of those ads came on, and I asked, "TV tax? What is that?*"
"Don't ask...."
"I don't own a TV — I'm just looking after me mother's."
"I only watch TV at friends' houses."
"And they don't have TVs either."
— Autumn 2002
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* You're supposed to pay a tax on every television in the house — regardless of whether it's even plugged in. The tax, as of 2006, was €155 per year. I'm not sure what the fine could be for violation — and, of course, nobody wants to think about that.
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