National Council committee does not want fees for small businesses
Small businesses should not have to pay radio and television fees. After the Council of States, the National Council's preliminary consultation committee also approved an exemption. Natalie Rickli's initiative, however, met with little approval.
The Committee for Transport and Telecommunications of the National Council (KVF) voted 17 to 7 in favor of the amendment proposed by the Council of States, as reported by the parliamentary services on Tuesday. From the majority's point of view, this is a clarification: the exemption of small businesses from the obligation to pay fees has always been their goal, according to the committee.
The National Council and the Council of States have already decided in principle that every household and every company should pay fees in future - regardless of whether they have a reception device. The Councils are still negotiating exceptions to the general obligation to pay fees. According to the proposal of the Council of States, which has now been approved by the National Council committee, small commercial, manufacturing, service and agricultural businesses should be exempt from the obligation to pay fees.
The committee also voted 17 to 7 against a parliamentary initiative by SVP National Councillor Natalie Rickli. She demanded that only those with a radio or television set should have to pay fees.
Petition "Fee monster" submitted
