18 minutes agoKPM seeks to free media from annual license payment
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The Independent Commission for Media, it has asked the Ministry of Finance and Transfers to free the media from paying a license tax for 2020, because, as this commission says, financial hardship has been created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. KKPM estimates that this form of media support is encouragement [...]
KKPM estimates that this form of media support is encouragement for continued media work.
The Independent Media Commission, according to Article 141 of the Constitution, is the sole authority responsible for Kosovo, for regulating, managing and setting the spectrum of transmission frequencies, giving licenses and collecting annual tariffs for the exploitation of transmission frequencies”, is said in KPM's letter to the MFT.
According to the KPM Law, Article 26, KPM licenses are obliged to pay the annual license fee.
The KKP says it has forwarded media reporting in pandemic times and has seen their financial difficulties during this time.
“KKPM highly estimates the work of the media, in particular their work, which has not been easy during this period”, is said to be further.
