Media Minister Susanne Raab sees public broadcasting as a step in the right direction. Media expert Matthias Karmasin expects a levy based on the German model.
After the ORF presented an austerity package, there is now a demand for politics. The ÖVP media minister must agree with the Greens on a model for the planned budget levy. This will replace the GIS levy from 2024. Raab was satisfied with the savings plans. “The fact that the ORF now wants to take measures itself is certainly a step in the right direction. When implementing the VfGH decision, we will look closely at how things can be done cheaper for people.”
When asked about the state tax, which is levied together with the GIS fee but has nothing to do with the financing of the ORF, Raab passes the ball on to the states: “They decide for themselves whether the states levy a cultural tax.”
Media expert proposes: State levy on financial equalization
Communication scientist Matthias Karmasin assumes that the government will orient itself towards Germany or Switzerland when designing the household contribution. In Germany, a broadcasting fee of € 18.36 per month is collected by the fee service agency by means of an invoice or direct debit. Registered in the population register. Karmasin believes that the state levy for cultural financing should not be integrated into the household levy, but should be regulated in the financial equalization between the federal and state governments. In Germany and Switzerland everyone pays the same amount. In Austria it depends on which federal state you live in.
Source: Krone
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