Parliament reaches agreement on indirect press funding
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Listening: Swiss parliament agrees on indirect press funding
The House of Representatives and the Senate have resolved their differences on indirect press subsidies. On Tuesday the House of Representatives swung to the Senate's line on three controversial points.
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Parlament einigt sich bei der indirekten Presseförderung
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The revised Postal Act will now stipulate that the delivery of daily and weekly newspapers in the regional and local press will be subsidised by CHF10 million ($11.2 million) a year for seven years.
The early delivery of subscribed daily and weekly newspapers on weekdays will now be subsidised. This will amount to CHF25 million a year. Discounts for the delivery of membership and foundation press products will not be abolished.
The bill drawn up by the House of Representatives’ Committee for Transport and Telecommunications still has to survive the overall vote in both chambers of parliament at the end of the spring session.
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