Reduced postal rates instead of media articles

Press subsidies The Council of States has not accepted the media article with which the National Council wanted to allow the federal government to directly subsidize the press, but instead continues to rely on reduced postal taxes for newspaper transport. It unanimously passed a motion from its State Policy Committee. It instructs the Federal Council to draft legislation to rectify the shortcomings of the current system and to include the various providers. The importance of the press for the democratic formation of opinion at national, cantonal, regional and local level should be given particular consideration.