SECTOR 2 2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape with economically sustainable and independent media outlets. Financial or economic measures in support of the media are provided for by the act governing the Press Code in its Articles 4 and 5. According to the act these may be “in the form of support for the collection and transmission of information by means of preferential tariffs or tax exemptions on telephone, fax and courier services, transport, tapes, cassettes, compact discs and others”. In spite of this, the media are not economically viable. Press aid is estimated at CFA francs 100 million (USD 180,000) distributed on the basis of criteria such as the existence of a head office, regular publishing, and is shared between print media, radio and television. The panel said that in 2015, press aid was shared between 43 radio stations, 5 television stations and 49 newspapers and magazines. The media reported having received between CFA francs 400,000 and 3 million (USD 700 and USD 5,300). Subscriptions are not numerous, except cross-subscriptions between media outlets, especially newspapers. According to the panel, print media is highly politicized, which is not conducive to its economic viability. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.3 (2013 = 2.3; 2010 = 2.5) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TOGO 2017 85