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Padayachie pulls plug on broadcasting bill
Padayachie's decision follows complaints from concerned groups at public hearings held in Midrand last week.
The draft bill had called for, among other things, the scrapping of TV licences and for an amendment to the Income Tax Act that could have resulted in up to 1% of personal income tax being set aside for public broadcasting.
"I am convinced much more can yet be gained by engaging in further work before a bill is presented to cabinet," Padayachie says. "I have thus decided to withdraw the current draft Public Service Broadcasting Bill."
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- The Daily Maverick: Analysis: Padayachie finds there's a thin line between spotlight and target
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