Confederation adopts new concept for charging the costs of public relations work
In the future, campaigns backed by legislation—such as those aimed at preventing AIDS, alcohol abuse, and tobacco use—will also be included in the federal government’s public relations cost survey.
In future, legally supported campaigns such as AIDS, alcohol and tobacco prevention will also be included in the cost calculation of the Confederation's public relations work. As announced by the Federal Department of Finance on Wednesday, the Federal Council has approved a concept designed to create greater transparency. The costs for the 2007 financial year are to be available for the first time under the new system in spring 2008.
For the years 2000 to 2004, the Federal Finance Administration and the Federal Chancellery collected data on the costs of public relations work. In 2004, the Confederation spent CHF 61 on public relations. However, the surveys of previous years only included the personnel and material costs determined by the departments, the Federal Chancellery and the federal offices. Due to the limited informative value of these surveys, the Federal Council decided not to determine the costs for the 2005 and 2006 financial years.
