受信料の還元制度創設へ　テレビ設置、届け出義務化―ＮＨＫ案

　ＮＨＫは１６日、総務省の有識者会議で、各年度の剰余金を積み立て、受信料の還元に充てる仕組みを創設する案を示した。また、複数の子会社を統括する中間持ち株会社をＮＨＫの下に設置するほか、受信契約の未契約者に対しテレビ設置の有無の届け出義務化を求めている。総務省に必要な制度改正を要請した。
　ＮＨＫは受信料収入（年間約７０００億円）の１割程度を災害などに備えて現行の繰越金として確保した上で、さらに余った繰越金を別枠で積み立てて受信料の還元に充てる考えだ。（2020/10/16-12:15）

Public broadcaster NHK, or Japan Broadcasting Corp., on Friday unveiled a plan to create a system to set aside some of its annual surplus as resources for returning part of television viewing fees it collected.
   According to the proposal, presented at a meeting of a communications ministry panel of experts, NHK will set aside about 10 pct of its annual viewing fee revenue in its existing carryover funds to prepare for disasters and other emergencies, and then manage an unused portion of the carryovers separately for giving back to viewers. Its viewing fee revenue totals about 700 billion yen a year.
   NHK also said that it plans to establish an intermediate holding company that will control some subsidiaries in order to accelerate streamlining measures, such as cutting the number of executives.
   In addition, NHK called for making it mandatory for people who have not signed viewing contracts with it to report to the broadcaster whether they have TV sets. The measure will help the broadcaster reduce costs related to viewing fee collection, according to NHK.
   NHK also requested that it be allowed to make inquiries to public service companies about the names of residents at the addresses of houses from which no such reports are submitted.