OREANDA-NEWS. On 23 March 2009 was announced, that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree ordering the revival of royalty payments to journalists working for Turkmen TV and Radio.

The decree instructs the ministry of culture, TV and Radio and the ministry of economy and development of Turkmenistan to develop in the course of one month and approve a fee scale. The ministry of finance was instructed to make relevant changes in the state budget.

The decree was adopted "with a view to further improving quality, artistic level, and content of TV and Radio programmes as well as to creating incentives for art workers".