Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster

Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster Swiss voters have rejected an initiative to sharply reduce the annual licence fee to the national broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), according to initial projections. The fee, which has already been cut in recent years, currently costs 335 Swiss francs (£320; $435) per household a year. The initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, had called for the fee to be cut to 200 francs (£190; $260), annually, with businesses exempt. But the proposal was defeated in Sunday's referendum, gaining o

Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster Swiss voters have rejected an initiative to sharply reduce the annual licence fee to the national broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), according to initial projections. The fee, which has already been cut in recent years, currently costs 335 Swiss francs (£320; $435) per household a year. The initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, had called for the fee to be cut to 200 francs (£190; $260), annually, with businesses exempt. But the proposal was defeated in Sunday's referendum, gaining o