Theme support media were discussed at the meeting of the Duma Committee on informality. As told journalists the head of Alexander Khinshtein, a proposal to expand the list of affected industries have voiced in the speeches of all speakers. They are representatives of the Ministry of communications, Union of journalists of Russia (szhr) and Trading-industrial chamber of the Russian Federation. The head of the Russian Union of journalists Vladimir Solovyov presented the results of researches in which took part 563 representatives of regional, district and local mass media of the 85 regions of Russia. It was found that 37.5 percent of respondents in the period of the pandemic has reduced print runs and the number of esters, 19 percent of the publications have reduced States. Thus support from regional authorities received only 14 percent of the media.
the participants of the survey mentioned that among the measures needed to support subsidies and grants, exemption from rent, reduce the tax burden. And most importantly – the inclusion of the industry among the most affected. The Ministry of communications expects that the decline of media revenue from advertising due to the spread of coronavirus up to 30 percent for the year, said at the meeting of Deputy Minister Alexei Volin. According to him, in need the support of not only the media, but also printing and advertising. Also “very dramatic situation” books, the industry monthly loses 1.5 billion roubles from not working bookstores and severely reduced demand. Proposals for industry support have been sent to the government, said Alexander Khinshtein. It is proposed to include in the list of affected industries as broadcasting organizations, print media, and advertising businesses book industry. Including publishing houses, printing companies, printing houses. If this decision is made, the state support, among other things, will include exemption from taxes and fees this year by analogy with the small and medium business, said the head of the Committee. Proposed to consider the introduction of a moratorium on the growth of prices for paper and printing services, as well as to distribute the media “regulatory holidays” to the end of this year. Another support measure – zero payments for the lease of municipal and state property.
“If the efforts of one Committee is not enough, maybe we have to involve all the state Duma and put the question to Parliament – said Khinshtein. – Agree, we are talking about the most important industry, because informing the public in terms of any social complexity is a matter of national importance”.
meanwhile, the media can help not only financial measures, but also amended at the legislative level. As told Alexei Volin, minkof Mswati considering easing laws on advertising and age marking to support media affected by the restrictions imposed. With regard to the age marking, the laws in this area should be given purely Advisory in nature, according to the Department. Liberalization of the advertising market proposed to expand the list of those goods and services which may be advertised. Another suggestion is to set more liberal terms send legal Deposit – don’t have to do that day, because he was long enough coming in the mail, said the representative of the Ministry of communications. “It is necessary then to analyze the situation and maybe even to put the question of the elimination of a number of not always effective restrictions or those without which, as life has shown, you can do,” said Wolin.
