DhiTV and VTV take 50% of media subsidies, Parliament reveals
28 Apr 2010, 6:31 PM
Laura Restrepo Ortega
Parliament has announced the distribution of one-off subsidies to be received by the media this year, with 50 percent of a total Rf 4 million being allocated to VTV and DhiTV.
35 percent has been allocated to radio and 15 percent to print media.
“I personally don’t think it’s fair,” noted President of the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) and editor of Haveeru, Ahmed ‘Hiriga’ Zahir, but said but could not give any further comment on the matter.
Press Secretary for the President’s Office, Mohamed Zuhair explained the funds for the subsidies were allocated by the Parliamentary Finance Committee “after they made amendments to the budget.”
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