Wealthy may have to pay more for BBC services in future, says former chair

Plans to replace the licence fee with a different model after 2027 are being considered by the government. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

The former chair of the BBC Richard Sharp has suggested that wealthier families may have to pay more to access the corporation’s services.

The “regressive” licence fee system could be replaced by a tax on broadband bills or a household levy based on property value, Richard Sharp told the Daily Telegraph’s Chopper’s Politics podcast.