Advertising market and new operators
Mitchell raised the effects of advertising on foreign television services and newspaper taxation; the Minister said taxation was for the Minister for Finance and advertising on piped stations was another problem. He said applying any eventual agreement to new radio and television operators would be a concern.
There is a problem in reaching a balance between the print media and television media. Is it not so that one of the problems in television advertising from outside the State, notably that on Independent television, and that this is something that must also be taken into the reckoning with the tax regime of newspapers? Is the Minister giving any consideration to those aspects of this problem?
Comment on this
The tax question would be for the Minister for Finance. Advertising coming in on the piped stations is, again, another problem.
Comment on this
Will the Minister make sure that whatever agreement is worked out will apply to the new operators of radio and television when they come on stream?