Thurgau cantonal parliament does not want a tax deduction for daily newspapers
In Thurgau, the cost of a newspaper subscription cannot be deducted from tax in future either. On Wednesday, the Grand Council rejected a corresponding motion by Andrea Vonlanthen (SVP) by 93 votes to 10.
With the tax deduction, the motion author argued for indirect press promotion and better information for citizens. However, the parliamentary group spokespersons from all parties spoke out against it. He only found support for his request from a minority of the CVP-GLP parliamentary group.
The government had already rejected this in its response to the motion because the federal tax harmonization law prohibits this. Furthermore, the problems of newspaper publishers could not be solved by tax deductions of a few francs from their subscribers. Non-readers could hardly be persuaded to subscribe to a newspaper.
The government had already rejected this in its response to the motion because the federal tax harmonization law prohibits this. Furthermore, the problems of newspaper publishers could not be solved by tax deductions of a few francs from their subscribers. Non-readers could hardly be persuaded to subscribe to a newspaper.
