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At the end of March, about 58,000 refugees were registered in Switzerland. It means high financial costs for cantons and municipalities. Living space is already so scarce that integration often presents difficulties. There are also those who benefit from this difficult environment: “SRG above all”, the media service for the Swiss communications industry, as Klein Report researched. “57,871 people have to pay for radio and television just like everyone else.” Serafe fees are CHF 335 for private households and CHF 670 for collective households.
It doesn’t matter whether refugees from Ukraine, the Middle East or troubled places in Africa use SRG programs. As for anyone living in Switzerland, the deciding factor is whether they have a “device suitable for reception” such as a mobile phone.
However, for this, asylum seekers do not have to dig their own pockets or the municipalities’ pockets. The federal government pays the Serafe fees, not them. In redistribution of state funds, the federal government subsidizes those affected in lump sums, including radio and television fees. This was approved by the State Department of Migration (SEM) upon request.
SRG refers to its “integrative character”
It remains unclear how high the wages, expressed in the millions, were received by SRG thanks to the refugees. The Klein Report makes a cautious estimate of the mid-single-digit million.
There are publication contributions meticulously collected in neighboring countries as well as in Switzerland. In contrast, refugees and asylum seekers in Germany are exempt from paying contributions. If you have a low income in Austria, you do not have to pay anything.
When asked by the media portal, SRG spoke of the “integrative character” of their programs. Thanks to subtitles, people living in Switzerland who speak foreign languages can also watch TV programs. However, there are no subtitles or translations in the languages of the local refugees. (cut)
Source :Blick
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