Comedia calls for minimum amounts for regional and local press
The media union Comedia welcomes the proposal by the National Council's Committee on State Policy to continue indirect press subsidies through contributions toward distribution costs beyond 2007, but calls for minimum contributions.
The media trade union Comedia welcomes the proposal of the National Council's State Policy Committee to continue indirect press subsidies by means of participation in the distribution costs after 2007. However, Comedia demands that the annual subsidies of CHF 60 million for general press subsidies and CHF 20 million for the regional and local press be formulated as minimum amounts, as can be seen in a statement.
With the press subsidy, Swiss Post will continue to be obliged to deliver subscribed newspapers and magazines at preferential prices regardless of distance. This also includes the member press, which is important for the democratic formation of opinion. The media union is pleased that part of the subsidies will now be reserved for the smaller daily and weekly newspapers in the regional and local press, as the special promotion of this small-circulation press is a contribution to securing valuable jobs in an industry that has been affected by large-scale job cuts in recent years.
With the press subsidy, Swiss Post will continue to be obliged to deliver subscribed newspapers and magazines at preferential prices regardless of distance. This also includes the member press, which is important for the democratic formation of opinion. The media union is pleased that part of the subsidies will now be reserved for the smaller daily and weekly newspapers in the regional and local press, as the special promotion of this small-circulation press is a contribution to securing valuable jobs in an industry that has been affected by large-scale job cuts in recent years.
