Cabinet has approved a bill that
would set up a yearly 400-million-euro fund to support Italy's
film industry, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said
Thursday.
Up to 12% of the fund will be financed with VAT and IRES
business taxes from film content users - such as TV
broadcasters, telephone providers, and film distributors.
The bill "increases resources significantly and innovates
on the rules", Franceschini said.
For example, it contains measures cracking down on TV
channels that don't broadcast enough Italian films.
"The norms are already there but they don't get respected,
which is why we don't see a lot of Italian cinema in primetime,"
Franceschini said.
The bill would slap sanctions on errant broadcasters, he
said.
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