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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
March 9, 2026
12h ago
Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster
The initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, had called for the fee to be cut to £190, annually, with businesses exempt. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Swiss voters have rejected a proposal by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to significantly cut the annual licence fee for the national broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).
- The initiative sought to reduce the fee from 335 Swiss francs to 200 Swiss francs annually, but it was defeated with only 38% of the vote.
- The Swiss government and all other parliamentary parties opposed the cut, arguing it was crucial for representing Switzerland's four languages and maintaining foreign news and sports coverage.
- In a separate referendum, Swiss voters also backed enshrining the availability of cash in the constitution, with approximately 70% supporting the government's counter-proposal.
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