Czech coalition moves to scrap the public broadcasting fee

In a rare overnight vote on Saturday, the governing coalition sent the bill to committees. It would scrap the 205-crown household fee and fund public media from the state budget.

Planned cut to public broadcasters' funding, about

15 %

The proposal would cut funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio by about 15 per cent and keep nominal funding unchanged for several years.

Government

Fairer, more efficient

Opposition

Echoes Orbán's reforms

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says the new model is fairer to poorer households. Opposition parties compare it with reforms under Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán.

Nov

Tuesday

Czech Republic

Journalists and other employees at the broadcasters have announced a strike for Nov 3, and a civic group has called a public protest for Sunday.

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Czech coalition moves to scrap the public broadcasting fee

In a rare overnight vote on Saturday, the governing coalition sent the bill to committees. It would scrap the 205-crown household fee and fund public media from the state budget.

The proposal would cut funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio by about 15 per cent and keep nominal funding unchanged for several years.

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš says the new model is fairer to poorer households. Opposition parties compare it with reforms under Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán.

Journalists and other employees at the broadcasters have announced a strike for Nov 3, and a civic group has called a public protest for Sunday.

Czech coalition moves to scrap the public broadcasting fee

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