Cost of Music Licence Slashed for Small Business
> Workplaces with 4 or less employees will now pay just £44 a year for a license to play music after a consultation between the licensing authority the PRS for music and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Last summer the FSB accused the PRS of a "money-making exercise" claiming that the licensing regime was both complicated and costly. But now music can now be played in workplaces with four or fewer staff with a license that costs less than £1 a week. These workplaces wishing to obtain a music licence can now pay a reduced flat rate of £44 per annum + VAT – whereas before, it would have cost them around £84. The change, which is a reduction of almost 50%, was brought in by PRS for Music after consultation with the FSB and its wider membership.... »