Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU holds a working session with companies wishing to manufacture or sell DTT decoders and reception accessories in Benin
Following successive working sessions with broadcasters and the HAAC (High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication), the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, met on Tuesday 17 November 2020 with companies wishing to manufacture or sell DTT decoders and reception accessories. The Minister was accompanied by Mr Soumanou Bio SERO, Director of Legal Affairs, Ethics and Litigation at the HAAC; Mr Nicolas YENOUSSI, Director General of Taxes; and Ms Patricia CODJIA, member of the DTT monitoring and coordination committee.
This meeting, which followed the closing of the call for expressions of interest addressed to companies wishing to manufacture or sell these DTT decoders and reception accessories for the Beninese market, gave Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU the opportunity to present the method chosen by the Government for DTT broadcasting in Benin, as well as the technical specifications of the equipment that will be authorised. She recalled the various actions already taken by the Government, including the establishment of the legal framework, the construction of the DTT broadcasting network, the setting up of management structures, the installation of the earth station and the formation of Benin’s first multiplex. According to the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, this working session reflects the Government’s determination to support all the stakeholders involved in implementing the project.
In the same vein, the Government has adopted tax and customs incentives for companies wishing to manufacture or sell DTT decoders and reception accessories. Mr Nicolas YENOUSSI, Director General of Taxes, explained the ins and outs of the exemption from customs duties and VAT that companies can benefit from by submitting an application to the tax and customs authorities. Mr Soumanou Bio SERO, Director of Legal Affairs, Ethics and Litigation at the HAAC, then recalled that companies are required to have their equipment type-approved by the institution before placing it on the market.
Responding to the economic operators’ concern about how to win over Beninese households, Ms Patricia CODJIA, member of the DTT monitoring and coordination committee, gave assurances that an intensive communication campaign is planned for this purpose.
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