Federal Council wants transparency on costs of SRG broadcasts
SRG plans to disclose the cost of each program in the future. The company has announced this. Now it is set to be required to do so: The Federal Council is asking Parliament to adopt a motion by Christian Wasserfallen (FDP/BE).
In its response to the motion published on Thursday, the Federal Council writes that it has noted with satisfaction that the SRG intends to publish information about broadcasts in future on its own initiative, following the example of the German ZDF. It is generally in favor of cost transparency and is also prepared to include the reporting obligation demanded by the motion when the SRG license is reissued, writes the Federal Council.
Wasserfallen is calling on SRG to provide detailed information on the use of fee money in its annual report - with comprehensive cost accounting by program, sector and broadcaster.
In its response, the Federal Council points out that the SRG already goes beyond its legal obligations to present operating costs per channel as well as costs for program content, in-house and third-party productions, distribution, lobbying and personnel in its annual report. (SDA)
