Broadcasting and publishing services (COFOG-A 83)

A1C.170.

Broadcasting and publishing services (COFOG-A 83) consists of government expenditure on broadcasting and publishing services. This category is further classified into:

• broadcasting services (COFOG-A 0831); and
• publishing services (COFOG-A 0832).

A1C.171.

Broadcasting services (COFOG-A 0831) consists of:

• the administration of broadcasting affairs; supervision and regulation of broadcasting services;
• the operation or support of broadcasting services; and
• grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction or acquisition of facilities for television or radio broadcasting; the production of material for, and its presentation by, broadcasting; the gathering of news or other information for broadcasting.

Includes: Production of cultural material intended for overseas broadcasting; administering the collection of commercial radio and television licence fees; support of film production.

Excludes: Provision of education by radio or television broadcasting (classified to the appropriate class of COFOG-A 09); support of cultural services for distribution beyond national boundaries (classified to external affairs (COFOG-A 0113)).

A1C.172.

Publishing services (COFOG-A 0832) consists of:

• the administration of publishing affairs; supervision and regulation of publishing services;
• the operation or support of publishing services; and
• grants, loans or subsidies to support the construction or acquisition of plant, equipment or materials for newspaper, magazine or book publishing; the gathering of news or other information for publishing; the distribution of published works.

Excludes:  Government printing offices and plants (classified to general services not elsewhere classified (COFOG-A 0139)).