ARD, ZDF, and Deutschlandradios funds from public media such as the National Broadcasting Finance Treaty are all national radio and television fees.The Broadcasting Corporations Financial Demand Committee (KEF for short) suggested that starting from 2025, the monthly radio and television fee will rise from the current 18,36 euros to 18.94 euros.Federal states need to make decisions now.
The Broadcasting Corporation Financial Requirement Committee (KEF) suggested that the radio and television costs will be increased by 58 euros from 2025, reaching 18.94 euros per month.
The committee confirmed that the cost of public broadcasting companies during the payment period from 2025 to 2028 was about 41.65 billion euros.This is equivalent to about 10.4 billion euros per year.KEF cut off nearly two -thirds of the original funds.Otherwise, the payment of each household will increase by 1 euro.
Radio and television fees that are not discussed
The Federal Constitution Court confirmed in a basic ruling in 2018 that the charging of radio and television fees is legal.
RundFunkbeitrag originally originated from the GEZ fee. Since the reform of 2013, every family and each commercial institution have been forcibly paid regardless of whether there are receiving equipment.The origin of this change is that in the era of smartphones, the "broadcast receiving device" is no longer a decisive factor that determines the charge.
For the company, the payment amount is based on the number of business venues, employees and motor vehicles.Families accepting social welfare can be exempted from payment obligations.
Radio and television fees are charged by the payment service unit (Beitragsservice), and then distribute this income to ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio.In 2022, the total amount of payment services was about 8.57 billion euros.ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio won 8.4 billion euros.161.6 billion euros flowed to the federal state media institutions responsible for supervising private broadcasts.
All are accepting challenges
KEF Chairman Martin Detzel said when handing the report to the Federal State Broadcasting Committee that the growth of payment is far lower than thatCurrent inflation rate.Malu Dreyer, the Governor of Laifan, also explained that the current expenses are far less than the overall price increase, indicating that the financial needs of public broadcasting companies are reviewed in accordance with strict standards.KEF said that the number of digital changes in the media world "fundamentally determines the focus based on the existing situation."
ARD Director Kai Gnifke believes that KEFs proposal has brought major challenges to the broadcasting company.In the future, they will need to complete more work than before.When ARD registered financial requirements in April 2023, ARD stated that the internal system saving policies over the years have largely offset price increases.
To be honest, who is not a challenge for who is the mandatory fee?Seven federal states have publicly opposed the increase in the payment of radio and television in advance.
The turn of the federal states to make a decision
The price increase of radio and television fees is resisted by many federal states.However, KEF has rejected a call for increasing payment or considering expected savings due to the reform plan of the public service system.
Now the federal states must sign a new state payment agreement, and the price adjustment of KEFs price adjustment can take effect.Although seven federal states have publicly opposed the price increase of radio and television fees in advance.However, dont say that the federal states should be got rid of it. Even if it is only deviated from KEFs proposal, it is very limited, and it also requires the unanimous consent of the counties and counties in the state to act alone.
