If the initiative to half the amount households pay for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is passed, it won’t be just the public service that will suffer – but thousands of jobs in the independent sector will also be threatened, that’s the conclusion of a government backed study.
The new Director General of SRG, Susanne Wille, has announced the most significant transformation in the company's history.
The fee is already coming down from CHF 335 to 300 by 2029.
But a Swiss People’s Party backed campaign want to cut it further. Voters are likely to decide next year.
To adapt to the already agreed cut, the SRG must cut 17% of its budget by 2029, which will lead to the loss of several hundred jobs.
But the halving initiative would mean the loss of 3,000 jobs within the broadcaster, but the study also suggests a further 3,000 from independent production companies and IT firms will also lose their jobs.
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