To get the
tax incentives, media companies must offer general news coverage and need
certification from an independent panel, iPolitics reported.
Under the
program, some outlets can get a 25 per cent refundable tax credit on newsroom
salaries and provide a 15 per cent tax credit to digital subscribers.
Charitable tax incentives for not-for-profit journalism are also in the mix.
According
to the 2019 budget, the measures will amount to $45 million in 2019-20
(Canadian dollars) and go up to $165 million in 2023-24.
The budget
states that Canadian citizens must own 75 percent of a company for it to
qualify.
Broadcasters
and publications getting funding from the Canada Periodical Fund aren’t
eligible for the tax credit.
The Nieman
Lab provides some analysis here.
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