Lo terrò in inglese ma sono un cittadino svizzero. Qualcuno può dirmi come la tassa di Serafe è legale e come è permesso di darmi quella fattura nonostante io non abbia mai posseduto una TV e/ o una radio negli ultimi dieci anni?
Assolutamente scandaloso che vengano finanziati da persone come me che non guardano nemmeno la TV.
Anche questo articolo è appena stato pubblicato: https://www.20min.ch/story/serafe-gewinn-millionen-fliessen-an-privaten-ungnehmer-103351975
di MX010
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It’s simple. You have a smartphone or computer that is capable of receiving TV or radio streams, so you get the invoice.
It’s legal because there’s a law allowing it. (It’s not so difficult, it’s the very definition of “legal”…)
Can you explain why I have to pay for firefighters with my local taxes even though my house has never burnt?
It’s a public service. That’s why. You may not use it, others do. You may not drive, but part of your taxes pay for our roads. You may never use the train, yet public transport is also funded through taxes…
Because you can listen or watch it online too
as long as you have a “device capable of watching or hearing” anything that is funden by serafe you have to pay (inclusive your phone, PC, Laptop). It is possible to avoid the bill but you have to proof that you dont own any device, also they will controll your home regulary, to make sure you dont own a device.
A private company making a huge profit off of a tax is gross.
You are using a pc or phone to post on reddit, therefore you are subject to the serafe fee.
It’s a tax. Pay it and get over it. It used to be even 50% higher than it is.
[https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2007/150/en#art_69_a](https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2007/150/en#art_69_a)
We subsidize things that we don’t use, not only the ones we use, that’s how every country functions. I heavily subsidize the infrastructure for car owners even though I don’t own a car, but in return I get subsidized in other areas.
I haven’t watched Swiss TV for more than 20 years
But hey, I have legs, I probably walk to the nearest bar everyday and watch Swiss TV there, so I pay full price, we never know!!!
Utterly disgusting from them to make benefits on top of that.
I hate SERAFE
It’s legal due to the law. It’s not only about people who watch tv but to make media independent, not to get into a situation like Hungary has. The company collecting the fees is terribly incompetent though and I also agree they collect more money than justified for independent media.as i understood the idea was to separate this “tax” to a 3rd entity that cannot be controlled by the actual government
We had the chance to get rid of it, but we chose to keep it. Democracy, fam.
Wait i thought the tv radio fee was for free and fair media. Why are they even making a profit. Shouldn’t it be non- profit??!