ＮＨＫ受信料、来秋１割値下げ　地上波１２５円、学生免除

　ＮＨＫは１１日、最高意思決定機関の経営委員会を開き、２０２３年１０月に受信料を約１割値下げする方針を決めた。地上波のみの契約は月１２５円、衛星放送とのセット契約は２２０円引き下げる。親元を離れて暮らす学生は免除する。受信料値下げは２０年１０月以来３年ぶりで、下げ幅は過去最大。
　現在の受信料は、口座振替やクレジットカードによる２カ月払いの場合、地上契約が月１２２５円、衛星契約が２１７０円。来秋以降は支払い方法にかかわらず、地上は１１００円、衛星は１９５０円とする。
　当初、値下げは受信契約数の５割超を占める衛星契約を軸に検討したが、対象を地上波にも広げた。ＮＨＫの前田晃伸会長は記者会見で「経営改革の結果、ここまで下げられるめどが立った」と語った。（2022/10/11-20:33）

Japanese public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., said Tuesday it will lower viewer fees by about 10 pct in October next year, the first cut in three years and the largest ever.
   The monthly fee for a contract for terrestrial television services will be reduced by 125 yen to 1,100 yen, while that for a contract that also includes satellite TV broadcasts will be cut by 220 yen to 1,950 yen.
   The broadcaster initially considered lowering fees only for contracts with satellite services, which make up over half of all contracts.
   "We've become able to reduce (fees) this much as a result of reform," NHK President Terunobu Maeda said at a press conference.
   NHK will tap into about 150 billion yen in surplus to pay for the fee cut. The broadcaster expects to post losses until fiscal 2026 before breaking even the following year on cost cuts.