I came upon this list which I thought might be of interest to some our members. It's a comparison of the cost of a broadcast receiving license in various European countries. It was on a British website, so the amounts have been converted to their equivalents in pounds Sterling.
No. Country TV Radio Radio+TV
1 Iceland 153 66 219
2 Switzerland 115 69 -
3 Denmark 164 24 164
4 Austria - 42 143
5 Norway 128 - -
6 Belgium 123 - -
7 Sweden 120 - -
8 United Kingdom 116 - -
9 Germany - 37 112
10 Finland 107 - -
11 Slovenia - 24 82
12 France 74 - -
13 Italy - - 59
14 Ireland 58 - -
15 Croatia - 41 51
16 Poland - 7 23
17 Hungary 19 - -
18 Slovakia 13 5 -
19 Czech Republic 17 1 -
20 Portugal - 11 -
21 Romania 9 - -
Bulgaria - - -
Spain - - -
Lithuania - - -
Latvia - - -
The Netherlands - - -
It's interesting to note that many countries still have a radio license. These were abolished in the U.K. in 1971.
Let me point out for our American/Canadian friends, that this isn't a joke. The authorities (at least in the U.K.) really take this seriously!