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After being
\napproved by the Senate, a bill initiated by the Social Democratic Party on the
\nelimination of around 100 non-fiscal charges will be debated by the Chamber of
\nDeputies, Parliament’s decision-making body. On Monday, the chamber’s budget
\nand finance committee gave its positive opinion on the bill. The charges to be
\neliminated include the so-called green stamp duty for vehicles, the fees for
\nissuing tax records and temporary passports, for replacing lost identity papers
\nor for alterations in identity papers, the fees for issuing recreational and
\nsport fishing permits, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chamber of Deputies’ budget and finance
\ncommittee established, however, that the public radio and TV licence fee would
\nnot be eliminated. The proposal to eliminate this fee sparked a lot of reaction
\namong politicians, civil society and representatives of international public
\nmedia institutions, all of whom say the measure would significantly affect the
\nautonomy and independence of the public radio and TV stations. Radio Romania’s
\nManagement Board warned that the public radio may become vulnerable to
\npolitical control and lose its credibility in the exercise of its public
\nmission in the citizen’s best interest. The Romanian Television shared this
\nposition. <\/span><\/p>\n


<\/span><\/p>\n

The financing of the public radio and TV services from the state
\nbudget is the worst possible solution, said the Legal Director of the European
\nBroadcasting Union Richard Burnley, while the Network Manager of BBC Radio 4,
\nDennis Lowlan, said the BBC has been financed through a fee for more than 90
\nyears, which has been a guarantee of the station’s independence. Vincent
\nLemaire, from Radio France, agreed that public funding is a guarantee of
\neditorial independence:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

It’s very important for us to know that the audience
\nis our direct sponsor. It is a relationship that entails our responsibility
\nbefore the audience for they are the ones that pay for our services. This is
\nwhat makes us truly dedicated to this cause.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

Most public media services in
\nEurope are funded by licence fees and in countries where such fees do not
\nexist, the editorial independence is affected. In Romania, the Radio and TV
\nlicence fee accounts for 67.56% of the Public Television’s revenues and for 49%
\nof those of the public radio. The fee stands at 0.8 euros per month for the TV
\nservice and 0.6 euros for the radio service, which makes it the lowest in
\nEurope. <\/p>\n


\n \n<\/p>\n

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