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A household currently has to pay 335 francs per year for SRG radio and television programs – regardless of whether they actually use the service. Now the amount could soon be reduced.
As the “NZZ am Sonntag” reports, the Federal Council apparently plans to reduce Serafe fees to 300 francs. This is a response to the so-called halving initiative, which will soon be discussed in Parliament. The SRG wants to make cuts and demands that households only have to pay 200 francs per year.
Fewer companies would have to pay
The cabinet wants to decide next Wednesday how to proceed with the initiative. According to research by “NZZ am Sonntag”, the Federal Council will recommend rejecting the proposal; according to his plan, there will apparently be no actual counter-proposal. Instead, he apparently wants to get things done right away – and reduce fees on his own initiative. He can do this by amending regulations, which do not require parliamentary approval.
The Federal Council is also said to be planning to exempt other companies from the levy. Only large companies should pay these. Currently, about a quarter of companies are subject to the levy, but in the future this will probably only be 15 to 20 percent. According to “NZZ am Sonntag”, the two measures would mean a revenue drop of up to 200 million francs per year for the SRG. This would mean she would have to reduce the budget by about ten percent.
Rösti himself was on the initiative committee
It is clear: the Federal Council wants to take the wind out of the sails of the initiative with this approach. A recent survey showed that the rate reduction was very popular among the population.
The Federal Council’s attitude towards the initiative is exciting because Media Minister Albert Rösti (56) is an SVP politician responsible for business and who was at the forefront of the referendum until before his election. Rösti was on the initiative committee – and actually still does so formally, because it is not possible to leave the committee afterwards. As a Federal Councilor, he will now have to represent the position of the majority of the Federal Council “contre cœur”. (lha)
Source:Blick
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