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Estonian coalition favouring private TV channels at the expense of ETV
August 18, 2009
(RNW) The Estonian coalition government consisting of the Reform Party and Pro Patria/Res Publica Union (IRL) want to cancel the annual licence tax of private channels Kanal2 and TV3, in a move seen by observers as currying their favour prior to the municipal elections. So far, these two channels have paid EEK 25 million (US$2.283 million) each to the state every year and the national channel ETV has stopped broadcasting commercials, Eesti Ekspress writes.