The Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation (GBC) has revealed that it collected a paltry sum of GH¢75 nationwide as revenue generated from TV license in 2013.
This was revealed by the Director General of GBC, Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd) during a forum organised by the Daily Graphic on the payment of TV license in Accra today.
The forum created a platform to debate on efficient ways of funding public service broadcasting.
The Director General also called for a greater collaboration to support public service broadcasting.
| YEAR | SOURCE | AMOUNT COLLECTED (GH¢) |
| 2000 | Regions and Headquarters | 1,46,232.00 |
| 2001 | Regions and Headquarters | 91,892.00 |
| 2002 | Regions and Headquarters | 97,666.00 |
| 2003 | Regions and Headquarters | 64,749.00 |
| 2004 | Regions and Headquarters | 62,608.00 |
| 2005 | Regions and Headquarters | 81,774.00 |
| 2006 | Regions and Headquarters | 280,627.00 |
| 2007 | Regions and Headquarters | 129,995.00 |
| 2008 | Regions and Headquarters | 246,096.00 |
| 2009 | Regions and Headquarters | 89,024.00 |
| 2010 | Regions and Headquarters | 18,142.00 |
| 2011 | Regions and Headquarters | 3,112.00 |
| 2012 | Regions and Headquarters | 766.00 |
| 2013 | Regions and Headquarters | 75 |
| 2014 | No payment | NIL |
| TOTAL | GH¢1,312,758,.00 | |
GIBA defends 15% allocation
For his party, the former Chairman of Radio Eye and former Chairman of the Ghana @50 secretariat Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby kicked against the 15% proceeds from the TV license allocated to the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA).
His argument as he puts it, is emanating from GIBA’S inability to account for monies given to the association during the Ghana@50 celebration some 7 years ago.
He pointed out that GIBA is a private entity and as such should not be funded by government at the expense of public broadcasters.
But President of GIBA, Akwesi Agyeman defended the 15% allocation saying they have been rendering services to citizens on behalf of government hence must also benefit from the TV licence proceeds.
He emphasized that there is no law governing the sharing of the proceeds from TV licence to be allocated to private broadcasters.
Meanwhile, collection of the TV licence will begin on August 1.
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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifmonoline.com/Ghana