# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-12-10 19:20:58 > [!INFO] Archived from [original tweet](http://twitter.com/keefmoon/status/1204481148392542210) In reply to: [@Matt_Sparks80](http://twitter.com/Matt_Sparks80/status/1204383849028997125) @Matt_Sparks80 The TV licence is more of a tax than a subscription. The whole point is that it allows the BBC to fund things that are for the common good, but not the most profitable. Like nature documentaries, and the World service, which is depended on around the world.