agencySTA still without payment for public service
Ljubljana, 17 March - The management of the STA wishes to point out that STA has been performing public service from the beginning of the year wihtout receiveing payment from the Government of the Republic of Slovenia despite its obligation being set down in the seventh anti-corona legislative package (ZIUPOPDVE).
Ljubljana, DZ.
Predsednik DZ Igor Zorčič je sprejel varuha človekovih pravic Petra Svetino, ki mu je predal poročilo o delu varuha človekovih pravic za leto 2019.
Diktafon STA.
Foto: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
Since the beginning of the year, STA has been providing the full scope of public service as required by the Slovenian Press Agency Act.
So far, the agency has been covering the costs that it has incurred with the provision of public service with revenue generated on the market, but its position and existence are becoming increasingly perilous, a situation that comes in the year when the agency should celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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Article 66 of the Act Determining Intervention Measures to Assist in Mitigating the Consequences of the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic:
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of Article 20 of the Slovenian Press Agency Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 50/11; hereinafter: ZSTAgen), this act provides for the financing of the performance of public service which the Slovenian Press Agency (hereinafter: STA) performs in accordance with the law.
(3) Regardless of whether it has concluded an agreement with the founder as per Article 20.1(1) of the ZSTAgen, the STA shall be provided funding from the national budget for 2021 for the performance of public service in accordance with the adopted STA Business Plan for 2021.
(4) With respect to the outstanding amount of compensation for the performance of public service in 2020, which the founder should have provided pursuant to the agreement under Article 20.1(1) of the ZSTAgen, the founder shall secure budgetary funds within seven days after the entry into force of this law.