While KBS proposed a proposal to raise the license fee from 2500 won to 3840 won per month to the board of directors and announced that it would increase the distribution of EBS license fees, EBS requested a higher distribution fee distribution ratio. EBS also raised a problem that its opinion was not taken into account in the process of calculating the license fee.
On the 27th, KBS proposed an adjustment plan for TV broadcasting subscription fees (hereinafter referred to as a plan to increase license fees) through a regular board of directors. This included a plan to increase the license fee from 2500 won to 3840 won per month and increase the distribution of EBS license fees from 3% to 5%.
[관련 기사: KBS 이사회 수신료 3840원 인상안에 거친 공방 ]
Currently, EBS received 2.8% of the KBS license fee, and as of 2019, 18.8 billion won was the source of the license fee. The portion of the monthly subscription fee of 2500 won to EBS is 70 won.
EBS said in an official position on the 28th, “KBS announced that it will allocate 5% of the license fee of 3840 won, or 190 won, to EBS in this adjustment. This is to respond to rapid environmental changes in the post-corona era and to perform EBS’s official duties It is not enough money.
“The social role and importance of EBS is growing with the trend of the times.” He emphasized.
EBS said, “Recently, the Korean Education Broadcasting Corporation Act has added a remote education system installation, operation and management task, and a new role has been given to respond to the learning gap and guarantee the right to education for students, but the financial resources to fulfill this faithfully are very scarce.” .
EBS insisted that a license fee of 700 won was required to perform its official duties.
EBS said, “We have prepared a framework for reinforcing mid- to long-term public responsibilities that are necessary to carry out new public responsibilities that are suitable for different times. “Reduction” and “Expanding lifelong education tailored to each life cycle,” he said.
EBS said, “As a result of calculating the financial demand plan in order to carry out EBS’s official duties, it was found that a license fee of 700 won was required,” and said, “It is 18.2% of the 3840 won announced by KBS.”
EBS emphasized the need to increase the license fee distribution ratio, taking overseas public broadcasting as an example.
Overseas public broadcasters account for more than 70% of the total budget, including the BBC’s 75.4% and Japan’s NHK 98.1%, but EBS’s license fee accounts for only 6.2% of the total financial resources.
EBS also pointed out the structure in which EBS opinions are not reflected as a problem when determining the distribution of license fees. According to the Broadcasting Act, the license fee is deliberated and resolved by the KBS board of directors and determined by the National Assembly after review by the Korea Communications Commission. KBS is also responsible for charging and collecting the license fee. EBS is a structure in which opinions cannot be expressed.
EBS insisted that a license fee committee (tentative name) should be established to calculate a reasonable license fee.
EBS said, “In the case of Germany, the’Broadcasting Financial Demand Investigation Committee’ (KEF) is operated to objectively deliberate on the financial demand plans of individual public broadcasters, and then calculate the license fee rationally.”
The license fee is deliberated and resolved by the KBS board of directors, and is confirmed by the National Assembly after review by the Korea Communications Commission. In the past, in 2007, 2011, and 2014, a proposal to adjust the license fee was submitted to the National Assembly, but it was rejected due to the expiration of the session without approval.
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