MPs to approve fee increases for Czech Television and Radio

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MPs who came to the Chamber's Friday session could notice a group of people with a banner "Support public service media". Some just passed by, others did not avoid the debate - such as the head of the SPD Tomio Okamura, who is one of the most vocal critics of these media. And he is a clear opponent of the fee increase, which was on the Chamber's agenda on Friday. "We explained to him that the fees have not been increased for many years and since…

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In lengthy speeches on Friday, the chairmen of the opposition movements Andrej Babiš (ANO) and Tomio Okamura (SPD) blocked a vote on raising the radio and television fee.

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Prague - Over 12,000 people and 211 organizations have signed an appeal in support of the amendment, which is to increase the television and radio fee. The amendment is being discussed by the Chamber of Deputies today. According to the organizations, which include the National Theatre, the Czech Olympic Committee and Skaut, sustainable financing of public media is important for democracy. They also pointed out that most media in the Czech Republ…

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The fight over the fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio will keep lawmakers busy on Friday. They will discuss a government proposal that envisages increasing the fee for Czech Television to 150 crowns per month, i.e. by fifteen crowns, and for Czech Radio to 55 crowns per month, i.e. by ten crowns. The opposition movements ANO and SPD have announced that they will oppose the adoption of the law.