Indirect press subsidies: Federal Council sets the reductions for 2016

Bern, 04.12.2015 - The Confederation provides an annual budget of CHF 50 million for indirect press subsidies. This allows Swiss Post to discount the delivery of daily and weekly regional and local newspapers, as well as for publications by non-profit organizations (so-called subscription publications and foundations' publications). The delivery reductions per copy for the year 2016 are CHF 0.25 and CHF 0.15 respectively.

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