In case of delay, the tax authorities have the right to charge the amount directly from the debtor’s bank account and, in the case of pensioners – through reduction of social security benefits.
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Poczta Polska, as the entity responsible for collecting subscription fees, takes measures to ensure regular payments for registered devices. In the case of trustees who have been reported and their owners have stopped paying fees, carrying out an inspection is not a necessary condition for determining arrears.
As punishment, they can reduce their pensions.
Pensioners who fail to pay their TV licence fee may have their pension reduced. The tax office will receive part of the pension each month until all arrears are paid.
RTV Subscription – When Should You Pay?
You have to pay an RTV license fee no later than the 25th of each month. This is a deadline that must be respected throughout Poland. We paid PLN 27.30 for a TV set or TV set and radio and PLN 8.70 for the radio only.
You don’t pay the TV license fee? This is what threatens you
Delay in payment of subscription fees for registered equipment may result in the initiation of debt collection proceedings. After we are identified as a debtor at the Poczta Polska Financial Services Center, we will receive a payment request for which we have a deadline of 7 days.
If the delay is not regularized, the process is transferred to the competent tax administration, which may collect the debt in various ways. One of them is to confiscate part of the pension. Other possibilities include: seizure of a bank account, deduction of undue tax payments, garnishment of wages or initiation of execution by a bailiff.
Who does not need to pay an RTV license fee?
Not all seniors are required to pay subscription fees. According to applicable regulations, exemption from fees is available to persons over 75 years of age, included in the first disability group, war or military invalids and persons over 60 years of age whose pension does not exceed 50% of the average salary.
TV license fee in 2025 – values
The regulation specifies that in 2025 for using a radio you need to pay a fee of PLN 8.70 per month, and for having a TV set or a radio and a TV set at the same time – PLN 27.30 per month.
RTV 2025 subscription. Discounts for advance payment for more than one month
The website info.pl informs that discounts for advance payment of radio and television licenses for a period exceeding one month in the calendar year 2025 are:
- for radio use: 3.0% of the monthly fee for payment two months in advance, 4.0% of the monthly fee for payment three months in advance, 5.0% of the monthly fee for payment six months in advance, 10.0% of the monthly fee for advance payment of one calendar year’s fee;
- for use of television or radio and television: 3.0% of the monthly fee for payment two months in advance, 4.0% of the monthly fee for payment three months in advance, 5.0% of the monthly fee for payment six months in advance, 10.0% of the monthly fee for advance payment of the monthly fee for one calendar year.
After taking into account the discounts offered the total license fee for 2025 is: for a radio receiver – PLN 94.00, and for a TV set or radio and television – PLN 294.90. It is also possible to make a prepayment for shorter periods, respectively: for a radio – PLN 16.90 for 2 months, PLN 25.10 for 3 months or PLN 49.60 for half a year; for a TV set – PLN 53.00 for 2 months, PLN 78.70 for 3 months or PLN 155.70 for half a year.
