Council of States also doesn't want any funding for head leaves
Only newspapers that do not belong to a media group with a total circulation of more than 100,000 copies are to benefit from indirect government press subsidies. The Council of States approved this proposal by the National Council during the reconciliation process for the Postal Services Act.
Supporters of this criterion argued that it would ensure that small newspapers would be promoted. With 29 votes in favor, 9 against and 4 abstentions, the Council of States on Tuesday, like the National Council the spending brake. Subsidies for the delivery of newspapers by Swiss Post therefore amount to CHF 50 million per year. 30 million goes to the regional and local press, 20 million to the membership and foundation press.
This means that the last differences regarding the Postal Services Act have been resolved and the bill will be put to a final vote on Friday together with the Postal Organization Act. The Councils had decided not to lift Swiss Post's remaining monopoly on the dispatch of letters weighing up to 50 grams for the time being. However, the councils do not want an absolute halt to liberalization: the Federal Council is to reassess the situation three years after the revised Postal Services Act comes into force.
This means that the last differences regarding the Postal Services Act have been resolved and the bill will be put to a final vote on Friday together with the Postal Organization Act. The Councils had decided not to lift Swiss Post's remaining monopoly on the dispatch of letters weighing up to 50 grams for the time being. However, the councils do not want an absolute halt to liberalization: the Federal Council is to reassess the situation three years after the revised Postal Services Act comes into force.
