APPENDIX 5
LICENCE EVASION STATISTICS—OVERALL
(Prepared by RTE’s Management Consultants)
Year |
Households (TAM) |
Total Licences |
Shortfall |
% |
1980 |
779,000 |
626,000 |
153,000 |
19.6 |
1979 |
757,000 |
593,000 |
164,000 |
21.7 |
1978 |
717,000 |
615,000 |
102,000 |
14.2 |
1977 |
685,000 |
617,000 |
68,000 |
9.9 |
1976 |
655,000 |
590,000 |
65,000 |
9.9 |
1975 |
625,000 |
564,000 |
61,000 |
9.8 |
1974 |
595,000 |
540,300 |
54,700 |
9.2 |
Note: Due to the postal dispute in 1979, the evasion figures for that year increased dramatically over 1978. The situation had improved slightly by July 1980.
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