WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers
WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers
WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers
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ARGENTINA<br />
Advertising expenditure<br />
(US$ millions, in current prices)<br />
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
<strong>Newspapers</strong> 1,157 1,256 1,460 1,580 1,091 654 808 472 522 578 698<br />
Magazines 205 225 263 292 306 331 271 154 171 190 231<br />
Television 1,140 1,148 1,291 1,260 1,371 1,182 1,051<br />
Radio 205 227 220 215 204 231 226<br />
Cinema 41 52 50 49 54 48 44<br />
Outdoor 150 178 193 207 204 228 168<br />
Total 2,898 3,086 3,476 3,603 3,231 2,674 2,568 1,542 1,696 1,865 2,238<br />
Source: 1995-2000 AAM, 2001-2005 ZenithOptimedia<br />
Notes: Excludes production costs and classified, after discounts, includes agency commission at 17.65% (1993-97)<br />
or 15% (1998-2004), newspaper measurement changed in 1999<br />
Taxes<br />
VAT on:<br />
sales 0 advertising 21%<br />
newsprint 21% plant 21%<br />
composition 21% (standard VAT rate 21%)<br />
There is a 30% tax on pr<strong>of</strong>it. VAT is deductible from other taxes<br />
Subsidies<br />
There are no credit facilities or special loans for media<br />
companies. Equipment purchase relief, lower interest rates or<br />
credit may only be obtained by participating in programmes or<br />
promotion plans in other economic sectors.<br />
Discounts<br />
on: post 0 rail 0 telephone 0 telegraph 0 telex 0<br />
Ownership<br />
Does any law exist governing publishing-house ownership, or the<br />
registration <strong>of</strong> shares in newspaper-publishing companies No<br />
Is there any law prohibiting or restricting foreign companies or<br />
individuals from owning shares, and in particular, the majority <strong>of</strong><br />
shares, <strong>of</strong> domestic daily newspapers No<br />
Is there any law prohibiting daily newspaper or periodical publishers<br />
from operating radio or television stations in the same locality No<br />
So as to guarantee disclosure and transparency in the capital structure<br />
and to avert silent partnerships, is there a law or rule making it possible<br />
to determine who actually owns a publishing company No.<br />
However, every year all joint-stock companies are required to<br />
present balance sheets and books containing the names,<br />
occupations and identity card numbers <strong>of</strong> their shareholders.<br />
Limited-liability companies are not required to present their<br />
balance sheets.<br />
Is there an antitrust law limiting concentration in the daily press<br />
No<br />
Is further regulation <strong>of</strong> media concentration expected No<br />
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<strong>WORLD</strong> ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS - <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>PRESS</strong> <strong>TRENDS</strong> 2003
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