Council of States committee in favor of indirect press funding
The Council of States' Committee on Transport and Telecommunications (KVF) does not want to further reduce the cost of daily and weekly newspaper delivery by the postal service. It is sticking with the current model of indirect press subsidies.
As committee president Peter Bieri (CVP/ZG) explained to the media in Bern on Tuesday, a minority unsuccessfully requested an increase in indirect press subsidies as part of the detailed discussions on the Postal Services Act. They wanted to increase the subsidy for the postal delivery of daily and weekly subscription newspapers from the current CHF 20 million to CHF 30 million. For the membership and foundation press, it demanded CHF 20 million instead of the current CHF 10 million. The majority did not want to hear about this for financial reasons, as Bieri explained. However, the KVF had decided to abandon the time limit on the previous subsidies until 2014 and 2011 respectively.
The decision on indirect press subsidies was one of the last committee decisions in the detailed consultation on the Postal Services Act and the Postal Organization Act. Both laws will be discussed by the Council of States in the winter session.
The decision on indirect press subsidies was one of the last committee decisions in the detailed consultation on the Postal Services Act and the Postal Organization Act. Both laws will be discussed by the Council of States in the winter session.
