Authorities should continue to be able to publish free of charge
The Bernese cantonal government is sticking to its decision: the federal government, canton and regional churches should continue to be allowed to publish official publications in the gazettes free of charge. In doing so, it is contradicting the proposal of the committee advising the Grand Council.
The Government Council of the Canton of Bern has now approved the partial revision of the municipal law for the second reading by the Grand Council, as reported by SDA on Thursday. Certain passages on official gazettes were already controversial at the first reading in the January session. For example, the government wanted to allow the local authority gazettes to publish editorial articles in future. However, a majority in the cantonal parliament was against this.
The cantonal government has now relented. It agrees with the Commission's opinion that opinion-forming articles should remain prohibited in the advertisements, the Government Council announced on Thursday. The editorial content should therefore be intended for loose inserts enclosed with the advertisements.
The Grand Council is expected to deal with the bill at second reading in the March session.
The cantonal government has now relented. It agrees with the Commission's opinion that opinion-forming articles should remain prohibited in the advertisements, the Government Council announced on Thursday. The editorial content should therefore be intended for loose inserts enclosed with the advertisements.
The Grand Council is expected to deal with the bill at second reading in the March session.
