Forgive me if I seem to imply anything. My question was a serious one, as I know nothing about the BBC, other than there are some things on BBC America that are okay shows and some basic things I have heard.
My understanding is that the government gets to say how much money is given to the BBC, through specific taxes, yes. To me, if you agitate someone in government, they have the power to reduce the taxes given. I'm not sure if that is the case, as my knowledge is fairly limited on BBC. (And I don't want to google BBC at work for a 12 inch reason.) I thought I had heard that the BBC is basically ad free? Again, no base knowledge other that what limited things I have heard.