A press subsidy is given by the government to newspapers in Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 under the Law of 13 August 1998 on the Promotion of the Printed Press. They are awarded automatically to all general-interest newspapers appearing at least once a week that have full-time staffs of at least five journalists and of which advertisements constitute less than 50% of the newspaper.

The total programme amounted to €7,754,499 in 2009. One-third of the total subsidy is spread evenly between qualifying newspapers, with the other two-thirds being proportional to the number of pages. All newspapers except the dominant Luxemburger Wort

Luxemburger Wort

Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg since 23 March 1848. From 17 March 2005 until 22 March 2008, it was renamed as d'Wort, although its full title remained d'Wort - Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht...

depend on the press subsidy for survival.

In addition, newspapers received indirect subsidy by a preferential postal rate, a ceiling on television and radio advertising, and a reduced value added tax

Value added tax

A value added tax or value-added tax is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer, it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller, it is a tax only on the "value added" to a product, material or service, from an accounting point of view, by this stage of its...

 rate of 3%.

2009 subsidies

Newspaper	Subsidy (€)
Tageblatt Tageblatt Tageblatt is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published in Esch-sur-Alzette by Editpress. It is the country's second-most popular newspaper, behind the rival d'Wort. It describes itself as the Zeitung fir Lëtzebuerg .In 2004, Tageblatt had a daily circulation of 17,106: about one-quarter that of...	1,659,554
Luxemburger Wort Luxemburger Wort Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg since 23 March 1848. From 17 March 2005 until 22 March 2008, it was renamed as d'Wort, although its full title remained d'Wort - Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht...	1,524,658
Le Quotidien	1,197,239
La Voix du Luxembourg La Voix du Luxembourg La Voix du Luxembourg is a French-language daily newspaper published in Luxembourg. Published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg, La Voix was the French language supplement of Saint-Paul's flagship Luxemburger Wort until it was launched as a separate newspaper in 2001.The newspaper received €933,221 in...	933,221
Lëtzebuerger Journal Lëtzebuerger Journal The Lëtzebuerger Journal is a daily newspaper in Luxembourg. It holds a centrist liberal editorial position, supporting the Democratic Party....	540,421
Télécran	375,763
Le Jeudi Le Jeudi Le Jeudi is a French-language weekly newspaper published in Luxembourg. It is published by Editpress.The newspaper received €358,005 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.-External links:...	358,005
Zeitung vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek Zeitung vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek Zeitung vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek is a newspaper published in Luxembourg by the Communist Party of Luxembourg.The newspaper received €353,281 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.-External links:*...	353,281
Revue	321,984
D'Lëtzebuerger Land D'Lëtzebuerger Land d'Lëtzebuerger Land is a weekly German-language newspaper published in Luxembourg.The newspaper received €259,954 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.-External links:...	259,954
Woxx Woxx Woxx is a weekly newspaper published in Luxembourg. It is published in all three of Luxembourg's official languages: French, German, and Luxembourgish....	230,417
Total	7,754,499
Source: Service Information et Press