Parliamentary committee recommends private media subsidies
22 Dec 2009, 7:09 PM
The parliamentary committee reviewing the mid-term budget for 2010 has voted to recommend an amendment to include Rf6 million in subsidies for private media.
The proposed amendment was made by the opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) to recommend the inclusion of subsidies for private broadcasters and daily newspapers in the budget in the committee report.
Speaking to Minivan News today, Gemanafushi MP Ilham Ahmed of the DRP said the designated amount might not be ideal but was adequate under present economic circumstances.
Ilham said he had “no doubt” the budget will be passed with the amendment when the committee presents its report to parliament this week.
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