Tag: befreiung
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Broadcasting Fee (Rundfunkbeitrag): Who Must Pay and How to Get an Exemption
Sooner or later, everyone who has registered their residence (made an Anmeldung) in Germany receives it – an official letter from "ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice". For many, this is the first serious quest in the world of German bureaucracy. What is this fee? Is it mandatory to pay, even if you don't have a TV? And most importantly – is it possible to get an exemption? Let's calmly sort out the topic that Germans used to call GEZ, and now – Rundfunkbeitrag.