Radiotjänst i Kiruna
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Radiotjänst i Kiruna AB (literally, "Radio Service in Kiruna") is Sweden
's TV licensing
body. It is a private corporation, formed in 1988 and based in Kiruna
. The company is a subsidiary
of the three Swedish public service broadcasters Sveriges Television
, Sveriges Radio
and Sveriges Utbildningsradio
. Under Swedish law everyone who owns a television set is required to pay the licence fee, currently 2032 kronor
(€ 210) per year (2008). The fee is collected by Radiotjänst but administered by Swedish government office Swedish National Debt Office (“Riksgäldskontoret”) by means of a special account, the so-called “rundradiokontot”.
This tax applies to any household with a TV even if the TV is only used to view DVDs or for use with video games or computers. Even if a household has no way to receive a TV signal, but still contains a TV no matter how big or small the TV may be, that household is still required to pay the tax.
The current regulation for TV tax in Sweden was written in 1989 and is long overdue for a review/rewrite in 2013 as the current regulation in effect does not match up well with the technology advances of the last two decades.
Radiotjänst employs around 100 people, most of whom are located in Kiruna. Others are licensing inspectors stationed around the country. An additional 100 inspectors are employed on freelance basis.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's TV licensing
Television licence
A television licence is an official licence required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts...
body. It is a private corporation, formed in 1988 and based in Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
. The company is a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the three Swedish public service broadcasters Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
, Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
and Sveriges Utbildningsradio
Sveriges Utbildningsradio
Sveriges Utbildningsradio — the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company — is a public-service corporation dedicated to serving the needs of the Swedish general public by providing educational programming on radio and television.-External links:**...
. Under Swedish law everyone who owns a television set is required to pay the licence fee, currently 2032 kronor
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
(€ 210) per year (2008). The fee is collected by Radiotjänst but administered by Swedish government office Swedish National Debt Office (“Riksgäldskontoret”) by means of a special account, the so-called “rundradiokontot”.
This tax applies to any household with a TV even if the TV is only used to view DVDs or for use with video games or computers. Even if a household has no way to receive a TV signal, but still contains a TV no matter how big or small the TV may be, that household is still required to pay the tax.
The current regulation for TV tax in Sweden was written in 1989 and is long overdue for a review/rewrite in 2013 as the current regulation in effect does not match up well with the technology advances of the last two decades.
Radiotjänst employs around 100 people, most of whom are located in Kiruna. Others are licensing inspectors stationed around the country. An additional 100 inspectors are employed on freelance basis.